Gypsy Colt

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]

Gypsy Colt
Directed by	Andrew Marton
Screenplay by	Martin Berkeley
Based on	Lassie Come-Home 1940 novel by Eric Knight
Produced by	Sidney Franklin William Grady Jr.
Starring	Donna Corcoran Ward Bond Frances Dee
Cinematography	Harold Lipstein
Edited by	Conrad A. Nervig
Music by	Rudolph G. Kopp
Production company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	April 2, 1954 (1954-04-02)
Running time	72 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$512,000[1]
Box office	$1,425,000[1]

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]

Plot

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.

Cast

• Donna Corcoran as Meg
• Ward Bond as Frank
• Frances Dee as Em
• Lee Van Cleef as Hank
• Larry Keating as Wade Y. Gerald
• Nacho Galindo as Pancho
• Rodolfo Hoyos Jr. as Rodolfo
• Peggy Maley 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.^[1]

Comic book adaptation

• Dell Four Color #568 (June 1954)^[4][5]

See also

• List of films about horses