Gentle Giant [1967] [DVD]

Set in a small Florida Fishing town, Father Tom Wedloe makes his living as a pilot spotting fish in the sea for fisherman to catch for export. however, due to a bad season, Some local residents grow so desperate, they dare to hunt on the local nature reserve...Which is where 8-year old Mark Wedloe likes to visit, despite all the dangerous animals that live there. One day, He spots the town drunk and his 2 fishing buddies shoot a mother bear, killing her, and taking her helpless cub away. Throughout the movie, Mark sneaks scraps of food to the helpless cub, who is kept chained up in a shed, and befriends him, thus turning him into a gentle giant. ~ imdb.