The Girl Called Hatter Fox

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The Girl Called Hatter Fox
GenreDrama
Based onHatter Fox
by Marilyn Harris
Written byDarryl Ponicsan
Directed by George Schaefer
Starring Ronny Cox
Conchata Ferrell
John Durren
Theme music composer Fred Karlin
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producer Roger Gimbel
ProducerGeorge Schaefer
Production locations Albuquerque, New Mexico
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Cinematography Howard Schwartz
Editor Sidney Katz
Running time100 min.
Production companies EMI Entertainment
Roger Gimbel Productions
Original release
Network CBS
ReleaseOctober 12, 1977 (1977-10-12)

The Girl Called Hatter Fox is a 1977 American TV movie starring Ronny Cox and directed by George Schaefer.

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It was the first film produced by EMI Television (they released The Amazing Howard Hughes , but bought the production company during production.) [1] The movie, based on the bestselling novel by Marilyn Harris, marked the first time a Native American actress (Joanelle Romero) played a leading role.

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References

  1. "The Taming of Hatter Fox". Smith, Cecil. Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct 1977: g18. Accessed via Newspapers.com