The Horse Without a Head: The 100,000,000 Franc Train Robbery (29 Sep. 1963)
"Disneyland" The Horse Without a Head: The 100,000,000 Franc Train Robbery (original title)

A group of French slum children who share only one toy -- a headless wooden horse on wheels -- foil a robbery when a thief stashes the key to his hiding place inside the horse... See full synopsis »

Director:

Don Chaffey

Writers:

Paul Berna (novel), T.E.B. Clarke

Stars:

Jean-Pierre Aumont, Herbert Lom, Leo McKern

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Jean-Pierre Aumont	...	Inspector Sinet
Herbert Lom	...	Schiapa
Leo McKern	...	Roublot
Pamela Franklin	...	Marian
Vincent Winter	...	Fernand
Lee Montague	...	Mallart
Denis Gilmore	...	Tatave
Sean Keir	...	Bon-Bon
Loretta Parry	...	Melie
Michael Gwynn	...	Gendarme
Peter Butterworth	...	Zigon
Peter Vaughan	...	Police Sergeant
Jack Rodney	...	Pepe
Maxwell Shaw	...	Cesar
Jenny Laird	...	Madame Fabert

Storyline

A group of French slum children who share only one toy -- a headless wooden horse on wheels -- foil a robbery when a thief stashes the key to his hiding place inside the horse... See full synopsis »

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Plot Keywords:

family relationships | rocking horse | youth | based on novel | number in title

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Genres:

Adventure | Biography | Drama | Family | Western

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 September 1963 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

A rewarding and flavorful movie

A group of poor children spend their time playing with a riding-size toy horse on wheels, which they found in a scrap heap. This toy horse's head is missing, hence the title. A group of thieves think the horse is the perfect place to hide their booty when they are pursued by the police. The children are on to the thieves, and work together to protect their horse and bring the gang of thieves to justice. A fantastic sequence in a party favors storeroom is one of the major highlights of the film.

Disney produced this mystery film in England; it's got an overall feel that could only have been created on location. Several other comments note that it may have been filmed in France, which could be true. However, the film's dialogue is all English, and there are no subtitles.

Children (and adults who saw it on the Disney show in the 60's, like me) will love this film. It's vintage Walt, and exactly something he would have been excited to film. It's also got a catchy title song that will run through your head for days.