Flipper's New Adventure

"Flipper's New Adventure" is an American feature film (1964) written by Art Arthur, and directed by Leon Benson, based on characters created by Ricou Browning and Jack Cowden. In many countries, it was known by the title "Flipper and the Pirates".

tory

Sandy Ricks (Luke Halpin) runs away from home to keep his pet dolphin Flipper from being taken away. He flees by motorboat to the Bahamas, where he witnesses a vacationing British family being taken hostage by some recently escaped convicts. The mother and two daughters are let go on a small boat and they escape to the nearby island Sandy is hiding on.

Meanwhile, Sandy befriends the youngest of the two daughters, Penny (Pamela Franklin), and secretly helps her behind her sister's and mother's backs.

After a while, the convicts come back for the mother and 2 daughters. Sandy and Flipper make a plan to rescue them from the convicts.

Main cast

*Luke Halpin .... Sandy Ricks
*Pamela Franklin .... Penny Hopewell
*Brian Kelly .... Porter Ricks
*Helen Cherry .... Julia Hopewell
*Francesca Annis .... Gwen Hopewell
*Lloyd Battista .... Gil Bates (outlaw)
*Joe Higgins .... L.C. Porett

Creator Ricou Browning has a cameo as Dr. Clark Burton.

Unfortunately, Flipper was found caught in a trap-net in 1969, shortly after the filming for the movie had ended and was rushed to a nearby hospital where he lay in recovery for 2 weeks - after which he was released with only minor scarring along the ventricle fin.

ee also

*Flipper (1963 film)
*Flipper (1964 TV series)
*Flipper (1996 movie)

External links

*imdb title|id=0058105|title=Flipper's New Adventure