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.Article on film at TCMDB
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 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.
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.
Comic book adaptation Dell Four Color #568 (June 1954)
See also List of films about horses
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