Gypsy Coltis a 1954 Americandrama filmdirected byAndrew Martonand starringDonna Corcoran,Ward BondandFrances Dee.Shot inAnsco Color,it was produced and distributed byHollywoodstudioMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer.The film's basic plot was taken fromLassie Come Homewith the focus changed from a dog to the eponymous horse.[2]
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| Directed by | Andrew Marton |
| Screenplay by | Martin Berkeley |
| Based on | Lassie Come-Home 1940 novel byEric 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[1] |
| Box office | $1,425,000[1] |
A 60-minute version ofGypsy Coltwas made available in 1967 as part of the weekly TV anthologyOff to See the Wizard.[3]
Plot
editA 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
edit- Donna Corcoranas Meg
- Ward Bondas Frank
- Frances Deeas Em
- Lee Van Cleefas Hank
- Larry Keatingas Wade Y. Gerald
- Nacho Galindoas Pancho
- Rodolfo Hoyos Jr.as Rodolfo
- Peggy Maleyas Pat
- Robert Hyatt as Phil Gerald (as Bobby Hyatt)
- Highland Dale as Gypsy, the Horse
Reception
editAccording 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
edit- DellFour Color#568 (June 1954)[4][5]
References
edit- ^abcThe Eddie Mannix Ledger,Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
- ^Article on filmatTCMDB
- ^"Gypsy Colt (1954) - Andrew Marton | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".
- ^"Dell Four Color #568".Grand Comics Database.
- ^Dell Four Color #568at the Comic Book DB (archived fromthe original)
External links
edit- Gypsy ColtatIMDb
- Gypsy ColtatTCMDB
- Gypsy ColtatAllMovie
- Gypsy Coltat theAFI Catalog of Feature Films
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