Gypsy Colt
Gypsy Colt is a 1954 Ansco Color film about an eponymous horse. The films basic plot was taken from Lassie Come Home.[2]
| Gypsy Colt | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Andrew Marton |
| Produced by | Sidney Franklin William Grady Jr. |
| Screenplay by | Martin Berkeley |
| Based on | Lassie Come-Home 1940 novel by Eric Knight |
| Starring | Donna Corcoran Ward Bond Frances Dee |
| Music by | Rudolph G. Kopp |
| Cinematography | Harold Lipstein |
| Edited by | Conrad A. Nervig |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
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Running time | 72 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $512,000[1] |
| Box office | $1,425,000[1] |
A 60-minute version of Gypsy Colt was made available in 1967 as part of the weekly TV anthology Off to See the Wizard.[3]
Plot
A young girl, Meg (Donna Corcoran), is disheartened when her parents Frank (Ward Bond) and Em MacWade (Frances Dee) are forced to sell her favorite horse, Gypsy Colt, to a rancher. Gypsy Colt escapes several times, ultimately taking a 500-mile journey to return to his rightful owner.
Cast
- Donna Corcoran as Meg
- Ward Bond as Frank
- Frances Dee as Em
- Lee Van Cleef as Hank
- Larry Keating as Wade Y. Gerald
- Nacho Galindo as Pancho
- Rodolfo Hoyos Jr. as Rodolfo
- Peggy Maley as Pat
- Robert Hyatt as Phil Gerald (as Bobby Hyatt)
- Highland Dale as Gypsy, the Horse
Reception
According to MGM records the movie earned $721,000 in the US and Canada and $704,000 elsewhere, making a profit of $259,000.[1]
Comic book adaption
- Dell Four Color #568 (June 1954)[4][5]
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References
- The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
- Article on film at TCMDB
- http://www.allmovie.com/movie/gypsy-colt-v21221
- "Dell Four Color #568". Grand Comics Database.
- Dell Four Color #568 at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
External links
- Gypsy Colt on IMDb
- Gypsy Colt at TCMDB
- Gypsy Colt at AllMovie
- Gypsy Colt at the American Film Institute Catalog
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