Misty (1961)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

James B. Clark

Writers:

Marguerite Henry (novel)
Ted Sherdeman (writer)

Release Date:

4 June 1961 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Drama

Plot:

Every year the Chincoteague fire department rounds up the wild ponies of Assateague. island, and then...

Plot Keywords:

Pony | Colt | Roundup | Foal | Island

Cast

David Ladd	...	Paul Beebe
Arthur O'Connell	...	Grandpa Beebe
Pam Smith	...	Maureen Beebe
Anne Seymour	...	Grandma Beebe
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Duke Farley	...	Eba Jones (uncredited)

Directed by
James B. Clark

Writing credits
Marguerite Henry		(novel "Misty of Chincoteague")
Ted Sherdeman		(writer)

Produced by
Robert B. Radnitz	....	producer

Original Music by
Paul Sawtell
Bert Shefter

Cinematography by
Lee Garmes
Leo Tover

Film Editing by
Fredrick Y. Smith

Art Direction by
Duncan Cramer
Maurice Ransford

Set Decoration by
Stuart A. Reiss
Walter M. Scott

Makeup Department
Ben Nye	....	makeup artist
Helen Turpin	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Arthur Lueker	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Stanley Hough	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Bernard Freericks	....	sound
Frank Moran	....	sound (as Frank W. Moran)

Music Department
Max Reese	....	orchestrator

Production Companies

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Distributors

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (1961) (USA) (theatrical)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1978) (USA) (TV) (network premiere)
• Koch Vision (2008) (USA) (DVD)

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Filming Locations:

Assateague Island, Virginia, USA

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Quotes:

Grandpa Beebe: Paul, listen to me. The Phantom's not a horse. The Phantom's a piece of wind and sky. That's why we *call* her "The Phantom."

New widescreen version is the one to see!

The Koch DVD label has just released MISTY on DVD, and they have gone the extra mile by presenting the film in its original widescreen aspect ratio (2:35-1). In widescreen, much of the Chincoteague scenery is quite breathtaking, with wide green vistas, etc. The movie is still the same charming family film that it was back in 1961. Many people have no idea how popular that film was, back in its day. I believe it was one of the highest grossing (non-Disney) family films of the year. It was produced by Robert Radnitz, who specialized in excellent quality family programming (ISLAND OF THE BLUE DOLPHINS, WHERE THE LILIES BLOOM, MY SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN, and SOUNDER)