| Gypsy Colt | |
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| Directed by | Andrew Marton |
| Screenplay by | Martin Berkeley |
| Based on | |
| 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 | $512,0001 |
| Box office | $1,425,0001 |
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 (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
Production
Filmed on location in Aspen and Grand Junction, Colorado and the Mojave Desert, Rosemead Dry Lake and Red Rock Canyon, CA.4
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)56
References
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".
- "Gypsy Colt (1954); AFI Catalog of Feature Films".
- "Dell Four Color #568". Grand Comics Database.
- Dell Four Color #568 at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
External links
External links
- Gypsy Colt at IMDb
- Gypsy Colt at the TCM Movie Database (archived)
- Gypsy Colt at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films