Gallant Bess (1946)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Andrew Marton

Writers:

Marvin Park (story)
Jeanne Bartlett (story)

Release Date:

1 January 1947 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | War

Plot:

A young orphan farmboy has dreams of building a ranch with his horse Bess. But it's WWII, and he joins the navy and has to leave Bess behind...

Plot Keywords:

Horse | Character Name In Title

Cast

Marshall Thompson	...	Tex Barton
George Tobias	...	Lug Johnson
Clem Bevans	...	Smitty
Donald Curtis	...	Lt. Bridgeman
Murray Alper	...	Johnny
Wally Cassell	...	Mike
Jim Davis	...	Harry
Chill Wills	...	Chief Petty Officer
John Burford	...	Shorty
Johnny Bond	...	Oakie
Bess	...	Herself

Also Known As:

A Man and His Horse (USA) (working title)
Lucky Star (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Cinecolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Certification:

Finland:S | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved (PCA #11747)

Filming Locations:

Ventura County Naval Base, Port Hueneme, California, USA

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Movie Connections:

Referenced in It Happened in Brooklyn (1947)

I Finally Saw Gallant Bess this Weekend After 40 years.

This is such a great movie. I had a friend contact Bridgestone, (I think that is the name) a company that sometimes is able to put movies on tape for sale. I guess they get permission although I have no idea how it works. But I heard the company couldn't or wouldn't get Gallant Bess taped. Anyway, it finally aired on January 11 on Turner Classic movies and I taped most of it. I missed the credits. But now I have a copy for my daughter. We loved it. It was the first time I had seen it in 40 some years. I was thrilled. I felt like a kid again. I urge anyone that loves a good old horse story to get Turner Classic Movies to release it. Or at least air it more on TV. It is a cool story for Veterans Day or Memorial Day too. Good luck.