Flipper is an American feature film released on August 14, 1963 written by
Arthur Weiss based upon a story by
Ricou Browning and Jack Cowden. Produced by
Ivan Tors and directed by
James B. Clark, it portrays a 12-year-old boy living with his parents in the Florida Keys, who befriends an injured wild
dolphin. The lad and his pet become inseparable, eventually overcoming the misgivings of his fisherman father.