''Gypsy Colt'' is a 1954 American drama film directed by Andrew Marton and starring Donna Corcoran,

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and Frances Dee. Shot in Ansco Color, it was produced and distributed by

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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. 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 ( Donna Corcoran), is disheartened when her parents Frank (

) and Em MacWade ( Frances Dee) are forced to sell Gypsy Colt, her favorite horse, to a rancher. Gypsy Colt escapes several times, ultimately taking a 500-mile journey to return to his rightful owner.

Cast

* Donna Corcoran as Meg *

as Frank * Frances Dee as Em * Lee Van Cleef as Hank * Larry Keating as Wade Y. Gerald * Nacho Galindo as Pancho *

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as Rodolfo *

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as Pat * Robert Hyatt as Phil Gerald (as Bobby Hyatt) * Highland Dale as Gypsy, the Horse

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

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Four Color #568 (June 1954)

References

External links

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''Gypsy Colt''
at TCMDB * * 1954 films Films about horses Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films 1954 drama films American drama films Films adapted into comics 1950s English-language films Films directed by Andrew Marton 1950s American films {{1950s-drama-film-stub