Gypsy Colt

1954 film by Andrew Marton
  • April 2, 1954 (1954-04-02)
Running time
72 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudget$512,000[1]Box office$1,425,000[1]

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.[2]

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, 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 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 a profit of $259,000.[1]

Comic book adaptation

  • Dell Four Color #568 (June 1954)[4][5]

References

  1. ^ a b c The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
  2. ^ Article on film at TCMDB
  3. ^ "Gypsy Colt (1954) - Andrew Marton | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".
  4. ^ "Dell Four Color #568". Grand Comics Database.
  5. ^ Dell Four Color #568 at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)

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