Gypsy Colt

Gypsy Colt
Directed byAndrew Marton
Screenplay byMartin Berkeley
Based onLassie Come-Home
1940 novel
by Eric Knight
Produced bySidney Franklin
William Grady Jr.
StarringDonna Corcoran
Ward Bond
Frances Dee
CinematographyHarold Lipstein
Edited byConrad A. Nervig
Music byRudolph G. Kopp
Production
company
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • April 2, 1954 (1954-04-02)
Running time
72 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$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 (805-km) journey to return to his rightful owner.

Cast

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

See also

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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