Gypsy Colt
{{short description|1954 film by Andrew Marton}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Gypsy Colt
| image = File:Gypsy Colt.jpg
| caption =
| director = Andrew Marton
| producer = Sidney Franklin
William Grady Jr.
| screenplay = Martin Berkeley
| based_on = {{based on|Lassie Come-Home
1940 novel|Eric Knight}}
| starring = Donna Corcoran
Ward Bond
Frances Dee
| music = Rudolph G. Kopp
| cinematography = Harold Lipstein
| editing = Conrad A. Nervig
| studio = Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
| distributor = Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
| released = {{Film date|1954|4|2}}
| runtime = 72 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget = $512,000{{Citation | title = The Eddie Mannix Ledger | publisher = Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study | place = Los Angeles}}.
}}
Gypsy Colt is a 1954 American drama film directed by Andrew Marton and starring Donna Corcoran, Ward Bond and Frances Dee. Shot in Ansco Color, it was produced and distributed by Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film's basic plot was taken from Lassie Come Home with the focus changed from a dog to the eponymous horse.[https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/1232/gypsy-colt#articles-reviews Article on film] at TCMDB
A 60-minute version of Gypsy Colt was made available in 1967 as part of the weekly TV anthology Off to See the Wizard.{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/gypsy-colt-v21221|title = Gypsy Colt (1954) - Andrew Marton | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie}}
Plot
A young girl, Meg, is disheartened when her parents Frank and Em MacWade are forced to sell Gypsy Colt, her favorite horse, to a rancher. Gypsy Colt escapes several times, ultimately taking a 500-mile (805-km) 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
Comic book adaptation
See also
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0047059}}
- {{TCMDb title|1232}}
- {{AFI film|51219}}
Category:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
Category:Films adapted into comics
Category:1950s English-language films
Category:Films directed by Andrew Marton
Category:Films scored by Rudolph G. Kopp
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