The plot to "The Toy Tiger" makes little sense and is, if you think about it, pretty creepy. Despite this, however, I recommend this film as it's very sweet. My recommendation is don't think too much about the plot...just enjoy it for hat it is.
Timmie Harkinson (Tim Hovey) is a very sad kid. He's lived most of his life at a boys school and seldom sees his mother, as she's a big-time executive with little time for him. As for his father, the man died before Timmie was born. However, Timmie has a VERY active imagination and instead of admitting to the other kids at school that he hasn't a father, he has created an imaginary one...and even going to the trouble of buying foreign postage stamps and writing fake letters from this mythical dad. As for the father, Timmie's told everyone that the reason the man never visits is because he's an explorer who travels the world capturing exotic animals for zoos.
After some time, the kids at the school have become suspicious and the boy is in a panic. He doesn't want to admit that his father is fictional....and he even goes to the trouble of heading into town to meet this dad as his train supposedly arrives! But then something odd happens....Timmie is able to convince a nice guy, Rick (Jeff Chandler) to pose as his dad! What's next? Well, see the film as I don't want to tell you too much.
The film is fun...period. Is it brilliant? No. In fact, it's a remake of an earlier Deanna Durbin movie. But I really enjoyed watching it...something you cannot say about many other films.
Timmie Harkinson (Tim Hovey) is a very sad kid. He's lived most of his life at a boys school and seldom sees his mother, as she's a big-time executive with little time for him. As for his father, the man died before Timmie was born. However, Timmie has a VERY active imagination and instead of admitting to the other kids at school that he hasn't a father, he has created an imaginary one...and even going to the trouble of buying foreign postage stamps and writing fake letters from this mythical dad. As for the father, Timmie's told everyone that the reason the man never visits is because he's an explorer who travels the world capturing exotic animals for zoos.
After some time, the kids at the school have become suspicious and the boy is in a panic. He doesn't want to admit that his father is fictional....and he even goes to the trouble of heading into town to meet this dad as his train supposedly arrives! But then something odd happens....Timmie is able to convince a nice guy, Rick (Jeff Chandler) to pose as his dad! What's next? Well, see the film as I don't want to tell you too much.
The film is fun...period. Is it brilliant? No. In fact, it's a remake of an earlier Deanna Durbin movie. But I really enjoyed watching it...something you cannot say about many other films.