Misty

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

Marguerite Henry's beloved novel Misty of Chincoteague is given a charmingly old fashioned cinemadaptation in this 1961 second feature. David Ladd (son of Alan) plays a pre-teen boy who with his sister Pam Smith live with their grandparents on a Virginia coastal island. Each year, the local citizens celebrate Pony-Penning day, when they round up the wild ponies on the neighboring islands to sell them at auction. Ladd and Smith capture a mare known as "Phantom" because it has never previously been corralled by the locals. The kids hope to buy Phantom's colt Misty, but are disheartened when a stranger purchases both colt and mare. With the help of the sympathetic townspeople, a happy ending is secured. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

DVD FEATURES:

• Number of Discs: 1
• Screen: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 (Cinemascope)
• Audio: Dolby Digital Stereo

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Cast:

  
       David Ladd - Paul Beebe
       Arthur O'Connell - Grandpa Beebe
       Pam Smith - Maureen Beebe
       Anne Seymour - Grandma Beebe
       Duke Farley - Eba Jones

• Director:

  James B. Clark

• Producer:

  Robert B. Radnitz

• Screenwriter:

  Ted Sherdeman

• Book Author:

  Marguerite Henry

• Cinematographer:

  Lee Garmes, Leo Tover

• Composer (Music Score):

  Paul Sawtell, Bert Shefter

• Editor:

  Frederick Y. Smith

• Art Director:

  Duncan Cramer, Maurice Ransford

• Set Designer:

  Stuart A. Reiss, Walter Scott

• Sound/Sound Designer:

  Bernard Freericks

• Makeup:

  Ben Nye, Sr.

• First Assistant Director:

  Stanley Hough