Gypsy Colt | |
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Directed by | Andrew Marton |
Screenplay by | Martin Berkeley |
Based on | Lassie Come-Home 1940 novel by Eric Knight |
Produced by | Sidney Franklin William Grady Jr. |
Starring | Donna Corcoran Ward Bond Frances Dee |
Cinematography | Harold Lipstein |
Edited by | Conrad A. Nervig |
Music by | Rudolph G. Kopp |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
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Running time | 72 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $512,000 |
Box office | $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.
A 60-minute version of Gypsy Colt was made available in 1967 as part of the weekly TV anthology Off to See the Wizard.
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 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 "U."S. and Canada and $704,000 in other markets, making profit of $259,000.
Comic book adaptation※
- Dell Four Color #568 (June 1954)
References※
- ^ The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
- ^ Article on film at TCMDB
- ^ "Gypsy Colt (1954) - Andrew Marton | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".
- ^ "Dell Four Color #568". Grand Comics Database.
- ^ Dell Four Color #568 at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
External links※
- Gypsy Colt at IMDb
- Gypsy Colt at TCMDB
- Gypsy Colt at AllMovie
- Gypsy Colt at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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