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Sep 19, 2013 · A Variety review said Fagan was the real star of the film. "The animal being so well trained that it never gets out of character as the affectionate, well-instructed pet of the Army private," they wrote. Yet a stand-in lion named Jackie was actually used for some scenes in "Fearless."
- James Gerken
Fearless Fagan is a 1952 American comedy film directed by Stanley Donen and stars Janet Leigh and Carleton Carpenter. It is about a clown who is drafted into the military and tries to sneak his pet lion into the service.
- $950,000
- Rudolph G. Kopp
- $855,000
Fearless Fagan: Directed by Stanley Donen. With Janet Leigh, Carleton Carpenter, Keenan Wynn, Richard Anderson. A man brings his devoted pet with him when he is drafted into the army. The pet happens to be an adult lion, named Fearless Fagan. Based on a true story.
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- Stanley Donen
- Approved
- Comedy
Fearless Fagan -- (Movie Clip) Secret Weapon Starlet Abby Ames (Janet Leigh) evidently is driving herself to the military base, en route encountering soldier Floyd (Carleton Carpenter) and his secret pet lion, in Fearless Fagan, 1952, directed by Stanley Donen.
- Stanley Donen, Robert Saunders, Adolph Zimmer
- Janet Leigh
Fearless Fagan is a story based on a real life lion and his best human friend. Carleton Carpenter plays the human friend and while he's not an animal trainer per se, he and Fagan the lion have worked out a marvelous circus act for themselves. And Fagan is one man lion. But that all could change when Carpenter receives his draft notice.
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Fagan was trained to be in a lion act with the Kelly and Moore Bros. Circus. After Humeston was drafted, he could not find a suitable home for Fagan and he initially took him to Fort Ord, California. Fagan was eventually placed with the Monterey County Humane Society before being used for this film.
Rotten Tomatoes Podcasts. An Army inductee (Carleton Carpenter) brings his pet lion with him and tells his sergeant (Keenan Wynn) and a singer (Janet Leigh) why.
- Comedy
