The Little Savage Explained

The Little Savage
Director:	Byron Haskin
Producer:	Jack Leewood
Based On:	novel by Frederick Marryat
Starring:	Pedro Armendáriz
Studio:	Associated Producers Inc Producciones Sotomayor
Distributor:	20th Century Fox
Runtime:	73 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English

The Little Savage is a 1959 American adventure film directed by Byron Haskin. It stars Pedro Armendáriz and Christiane Martel.^[1] It is loosely based on an 1848 novel of the same name by Frederick Marryat.^[2]

It was one of the first films from Associated Producers Inc (API).^[3] It was originally announced for part of the slate of films for Regal Films.^[4]

Cast

• Pedro Armendáriz as El Tiburon
• Christiane Martel as Nanoa Riboud
• Rodolfo Hoyos Jr. as Captain Taursus
• Terry Rangno as Frank Henniger – as a boy
• Robert Palmer as Frank Henniger – as a man

Production

Marryat's novel had been purchased in 1938 by Gaumont British as a vehicle for Will Fyffe.^[5]

External links

• • • • • Original novel at Internet Archive

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Little Savage (1959) – Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast – AllMovie. AllMovie. 8 December 2014.
2. News: LITTLE SAVAGE, the. 1960. Monthly Film Bulletin. 27. 71. .
3. News: FILMLAND EVENTS. Dec 31, 1958. Los Angeles Times. .
4. News: REGAL TO START TEN FILMS SOON. THOMAS M PRYOR. Nov 19, 1957. New York Times. .
5. News: Jul 19, 1938. SCREEN NEWS HERE AND IN HOLLYWOOD. New York Times. .