| Native Name: | Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion |
| Director: | Michael O'Herlihy |
| Producer: | Ed Friendly (producer & executive producer) |
| Screenplay: | Jack Turley |
| Based On: | San Domingo, The Medicine Hat Stallion (novel) |
| Music: | Morton Stevens |
| Cinematography: | Robert L. Morrison |
| Editing: | Paul LaMastra |
| Production Companies: | NBC Ed Friendly Productions |
| Distributor: | NBC (original broadcast) GoodTimes Home Video (VHS, 1977) |
| Runtime: | 85 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion is a television movie starring Leif Garrett which aired November 6, 1977 on NBC.[1] It is based on the novel San Domingo, The Medicine Hat Stallion by Newbery Medal award winner Marguerite Henry. The movie was developed and produced by Ed Friendly and directed by Michael O'Herlihy from a teleplay by Jack Turley.[2] In 1978 Peter Lundy was awarded the Bronze Wrangler for Outstanding Western Fictional Television Program by the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.[3]
Peter Lundy (Leif Garrett) is a 15-year-old boy growing up in pre-Civil War Nebraska Territory with his father Jethro (played by Mitchell Ryan), mother Emily (played by Bibi Besch), and Grandma Lundy (played by Ann Doran). Peter resents the tyrannical way his father treats him and hates the bleak life at their prairie trading post.[4] He raises a foal that was left at the trading post as a payment until it becomes old enough to ride. Peter and his horse then win a job with the Pony Express to carry correspondence and messages between the East and West coasts.[5] It is a rough, hard, and dangerous job but Peter learns what he is made of and earns the respect of his father.
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