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}}.

| gross = $1,425,000

}}

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

Reception

According to MGM records, the movie earned $721,000 in the U.S. and Canada and $704,000 in other markets, making a profit of $259,000.

Comic book adaptation

  • Dell Four Color #568 (June 1954){{gcdb issue|id=11323|title=Dell Four Color #568}}{{comicbookdb|type=issue|id=312801|title=Dell Four Color #568}}

See also

References

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