Zoo in Budapest

Zoo in Budapest (1933)

Defenseless in a Den of Beasts Finding love...with a girl so gentle, so sweet, that he protects her at the risk of his life.

Zani is an unusual young man who has spent his entire life in a zoo in Budapest. His only true friends are the zoo's animals. When Zani meets Eve, a young orphan girl, they fall in love. To be together Eve must somehow escape from her strict orphan school. When she does she and Zani must hide overnight in the zoo - where everyone is looking to find them.

Date of release
1933-04-28
TMDB
4.8 / 10 (15)
Runtime
1h 34m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
Rowland V. Lee

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Zoo in Budapest is a 1933 American pre-Code romantic drama film directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring Loretta Young, Gene Raymond, O.P. Heggie, and Paul Fix. Gene Raymond, portrays Zani, a young, mischievous man who has grown up exclusively around the animals and the people who work and visit the zoo. Loretta Young plays Eve, an orphan who wants to escape her situation and live in the real world. O.P. Heggie plays Dr. Grunbaum, the zoo doctor, who is a father-like figure to Zani. The original 35mm prints of the film contained sequences tinted in amber or blue.

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