Gypsy Colt | |
Director: | Andrew Marton |
Producer: | Sidney Franklin William Grady Jr. |
Screenplay: | Martin Berkeley |
Starring: | Donna Corcoran Ward Bond Frances Dee |
Music: | Rudolph G. Kopp |
Cinematography: | Harold Lipstein |
Editing: | Conrad A. Nervig |
Studio: | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Distributor: | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Runtime: | 72 minutes |
Country: | United States |
Language: | English |
Budget: | $512,000[1] |
Gross: | $1,425,000 |
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]
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.
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]