Napoleon and Samantha

Adventure, Drama, Family

Michael Douglas	Danny
Will Geer	Grandpa
Arch Johnson	Chief of Police
Johnny Whitaker	Napoleon Wilson
Jodie Foster	Samantha
Henry Jones	Mr. Gutteridge
Vito Scotti	Clown Dimetri
John Crawford	Desk Sergeant
Mary Wickes	Clara
Ellen Corby	Gertrude

Director	Bernard McEveety
Producer	Winston Hibler
Writer	Stewart Raffill

An orphan is sent to live on his grandfather's Oregon farm. There he is befriended by a college student (Michael Douglas) who is working as a goat herder during the summer. One day a traveling circus comes to town and before it leaves, the lion trainer gives the grandfather an aging lion named Major to care for. This makes Napoleon happy until his grandpa suddenly dies. Not wanting to be sent to an orphanage, the boy convinces the goat herder to help him bury the old man. The goat boy then returns to the wilderness while the youngster and his lion try to get by. Eventually the authorities get wind of the death and come to investigate. The boy panics, and he and the lion set off into the wilds to find the goat herder. A young girl named Samantha (Jody Foster making her feature film debut) joins them and they have many exciting adventures.