Social Lion

Social Lion is a Walt Disney-produced animated short film directed by Jack Kinney, released by Buena Vista on October 15, 1954. The film was written by Milt Schaffer and Dick Kinney and animated entirely by Disney veteran Norm Ferguson.^[1]

Social Lion
Directed by	Jack Kinney
Story by	Milt Schaffer and Dick Kinney
Produced by	Walt Disney
Starring	Stan Freberg, Paul Frees, James MacDonald
Music by	Oliver Wallace
Animation by	Norman Ferguson
Layouts by	Bruce Bushman
Backgrounds by	Thelma Witmer
Production company	Walt Disney Productions
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures
Release date	October 15, 1954 (1954-10-15)
Running time	6 min.
Country	United States
Language	English

Synopsis

A safari captures a lion in Africa, but his cage falls off the boat once he arrives in the US. The lion gets out of his cage, but fails to intimidate anyone, even several people interact with him in places such as a bus or a bar. In the end, the lion is captured by a group of policemen and taken to a zoo.

Cast

• Stan Freberg - Lion (uncredited)
• Paul Frees - Lions Club President / Drunkards / Clothing Salesman (voice) (uncredited)
• James MacDonald - Lion (roaring) (voice) (uncredited)

Home media

The DVD "Disney Rarities: Celebrated Shorts: 1920s–1960s" featured this short.^[2]