The Sad Horse

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The Sad Horse
The Sad Horse poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by James B. Clark
Screenplay by Charles Hoffman
Story by Zoë Akins
Produced byRichard E. Lyons
Starring David Ladd
Chill Wills
Rex Reason
Patrice Wymore
Gregg Palmer
Eve Brent
Cinematography Karl Struss
Edited byRichard C. Meyer
Music by Paul Sawtell
Bert Shefter
Production
company
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • March 1959 (1959-03)
Running time
77 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$250,000 [1]

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. [2] [3] One of API's first films, it was released in March 1959 by 20th Century Fox. [4] [5] [6] [7]

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Plot

Polio-stricken 10-year-old boy Jackie Connors stays at his grandfather Captain Connors' horse farm while his father 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 and 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 grandfather from needing the woman's money. A mountain lion menaces the boy, who is saved in the nick of time.

Leslie and Bill reconcile. Bart returns and persuades Jackie that giving up the dog would be a grand gesture, and he agrees.

Cast

Reception

The film was made by Robert L. Lippert, whose Regal outfits produced films for Fox for an average of $100,000. However, with competition from television, Lippert persuaded Fox to start financing as much as $300,000 per film, starting with The Sad Horse. He later claimed that the return on the film "was comparable to a $1 million picture." [1]

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  2. ↑ Hopper, H. (Dec 1, 1958). "Henry levin back from european trip". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest   167400155.
  3. ↑ "SAD HORSE, the". Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 26. 1959. p. 125. ProQuest   1305822709.
  4. ↑ "The Sad Horse (1959) – Overview". TCM.com. 2013-09-16. Retrieved 2015-09-22.
  5. ↑ Sandra Brennan (2016). "The-Sad-Horse – Trailer – Cast – Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2015-09-22.
  6. ↑ "The Sad Horse". Afi.com. Retrieved 2015-09-22.
  7. ↑ "FILMLAND EVENTS". Los Angeles Times. Dec 31, 1958. ProQuest   167377258.
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