Mustang! (film)

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Mustang!
Directed by Tom Gries
Screenplay byTom Gries
Based onFrom the Book
("Capture of the Golden Stallion")
(by Rutherford Montgomery)
Produced byRobert Arnell
(as Sam X. Abarbanel)
Starring Jack Buetel
Cinematography William C. Thompson
Edited byMichael Pozen
Music by Raoul Kraushaar
Production
company
Eronel Productions
Distributed by United Artists
Release date
  • March 15, 1959 (1959-03-15)
Running time
73 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Mustang! is a 1959 American Western film directed by Tom Gries and starring Jack Buetel [1] The film was made in 1955, when Champ Butler recorded the film's theme tune. [2]

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Plot

In the hills and forest surrounding a horse-breeding ranch, an unbroken wild mustang has been a constant challenge to the ranch owner. To keep the animal from getting killed for being untamed, the ranch owner's son and daughter decide to try and see if they can get and win the trust of the mustang together.

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References

  1. "Mustang (1959) - Peter Stephens | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".
  2. Pitts, Michael R. (2013). Western movies : a guide to 5,105 feature films (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co. ISBN   978-0-7864-6372-5. OCLC   796760318.