LYLE, LYLE THE CROCODILE
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Lyle, who lives in The House on East 88th Street (1962), is the same gentle, lumpish beast, but this time his story rests on some overworked contrivances. After a string of mis-adventures, Lyle changes the heart of the neighbor who wants him off 88th St. by saving the man and his cat from a burning brownstone. Weak but...there's at least a smile in this crocodile.