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The Boy Who Owned a Melephant (1959) | Slate

The Boy Who Owned a Melephant

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A mother finds a unique method of fulfilling her son's desire to own a pet elephant.

Released: 1959
Runtime: 30m

Direction and writing

Saul SwimmerDirector

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Tallulah BankheadNarrator

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