Stormy, the Thoroughbred (1954)

A live-action featurette made for Walt Disney by Larry Lansburgh who directed, produced and also served as one of the cameramen, along with Floyd Crosby and Hal Ramser. It is the story of ... See full summary »

Director:

Larry Lansburgh

Writers:

Carolyn Coggins, Jack Holt

Stars:

M.R. Valdez, Robert Skene, George Swinebroad

Cast

Cast overview:
M.R. Valdez	...	The Vaquero
Robert Skene	...	The Stranger / Polo Player
George Swinebroad
Aidan Roark
Cecil Smith	...	Himself - Champion Polo Player
James Stimmel
George Fenneman	...	Narrator

Storyline

A live-action featurette made for Walt Disney by Larry Lansburgh who directed, produced and also served as one of the cameramen, along with Floyd Crosby and Hal Ramser. It is the story of how a scrawny young colt grows up to be a highly-prized polo pony, and the cast includes Texan Cecil Smith who, for many years, was the highest rated Polo Player in the world. The story begins on the stormy night the colt was born on a horse farm in Kentucky, seven months after the farm's intended crop of yearlings. He is far behind the other colts and is regarded as a misfit. The other colts are sold off into the racing world, but the under-age and scrawny Stormy (real name Woodie D)is sent off to work on a California ranch. There, he is spotted for the thoroughbred he is and trained as a Polo pony, and comes through with flying colors.

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Plot Keywords:

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Genres:

Family

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 March 1954 (USA)

Also Known As:

Stormy, the Thoroughbred with an Inferiority Complex

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

46 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Did You Know?

Connections

Edited into Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color: Stormy, the Thoroughbred (1956)

User Reviews

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The way this movie was presented makes one think it is a true story as the players are real life. However, it is a far cry from the truth. His own story was remarkable - why distort it? Carl Crawford bought the young horse in Texas (he was double registered as a Thoroughbred and also as a Quarter Horse) and was the sole trainer. He was the only stallion ever allowed to play in the Internationals on Long Island. There was not one word of mention of Carl Crawford. Bob Skene has nothing to do with the training. Woody D (Stormy) was a fully finished (trained) horse the first time Bob Skene ever set foot on him.