Gypsy Colt
| Gypsy Colt | |
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| Directed by | Andrew Marton |
| Produced by |
Sidney Franklin William Grady Jr. |
| Screenplay by | Martin Berkeley |
| Based on |
Lassie Come-Home 1940 novel by Eric Knight |
| Starring |
Donna Corcoran Ward Bond Frances Dee |
| Music by | Rudolph G. Kopp |
| Cinematography | Harold Lipstein |
| Edited by | Conrad A. Nervig |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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71-72 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $512,000 |
| Box office | $1,425,000 |
Gypsy Colt is a 1954 Ansco Color film about an eponymous horse. The films basic plot was taken from Lassie Come Home.
A 60-minute version of Gypsy Colt was made available in 1967 as part of the weekly TV anthology Off to See the Wizard.
A young girl, Meg (Donna Corcoran), is disheartened when her parents Frank (Ward Bond) and Em MacWade (Frances Dee) are forced to sell her favorite horse, Gypsy Colt, to a rancher. Gypsy Colt escapes several times, ultimately taking a 500-mile journey to return to his rightful owner.
According to MGM records the movie earned $721,000 in the US and Canada and $704,000 elsewhere, making a profit of $259,000.
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