Gypsy Colt

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Gypsy Colt
Directed byAndrew Marton
Screenplay byMartin Berkeley
Produced bySidney Franklin
William Grady Jr.
StarringDonna Corcoran
Ward Bond
Frances Dee
CinematographyHarold Lipstein
Edited byConrad A. Nervig
Music byRudolph G. Kopp
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • April 2, 1954 (1954-04-02)
Running time
71-72 min
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$512,000[1]
Box office$1,425,000[1]

Gypsy Colt is a 1954 Ansco Color film about an eponymous horse. The films basic plot was taken from Lassie Come Home.[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 (Donna Corcoran), is disheartened when her parents Frank (Ward Bond) and Em MacWade (Frances Dee) are forced to sell her favorite horse, Gypsy Colt, to a rancher. Gypsy Colt escapes several times, ultimately taking a 500-mile journey to return to his rightful owner.

Cast

Reception

According to MGM records the movie earned $721,000 in the US and Canada and $704,000 elsewhere, making a profit of $259,000.[1]

Comic book adaption

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. ^ http://www.allmovie.com/movie/gypsy-colt-v21221
  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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