The Sad Horse
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| Directed by | James B. Clark |
| Produced by | Richard E. Lyons |
| Screenplay by | Charles Hoffman |
| Story by | Zoë Akins |
| Starring |
David Ladd Chill Wills Rex Reason Patrice Wymore Gregg Palmer Eve Brent |
| Music by |
Paul Sawtell Bert Shefter |
| Cinematography | Karl Struss |
| Edited by | Richard C. Meyer |
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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77 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Sad Horse is a 1959 American drama film directed by James B. Clark, written by Charles Hoffman, and starring David Ladd, Chill Wills, Rex Reason, Patrice Wymore, Gregg Palmer and Eve Brent. It was released in March 1959, by 20th Century Fox.
Polio-stricken 10-year-old boy Jackie Connors stays at his grandfather Captain Connors' horse farm while his dad Bart goes away on a honeymoon with Sheila, his new wife. Jackie and his dog Hansel become acquainted with a woman named Leslie MacDonald and her thoroughbred North Wind, who hasn't seemed the same since the death of a dog that had been the horse's steady companion.
The unhappy Leslie is seeking a divorce from husband Bill and sees the child's Hansel as a replacement for the horse's dog. Jackie resists, she bribes Captain Connors with a $5,000 trust fund for the boy. Jackie and the dog head off to the hills, looking for a rumored buried treasure that could keep his granddad from needing the woman's money. A mountain lion menaces the boy, who is saved in the nick of time.
Leslie and Bill reconcile. The child's dad returns and persuades Jackie that giving up the dog would be a grand gesture, and he agrees.
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