Does anyone know the film that Fess Parker starred in that featured a horse?!
Question: SMOKY (1966)
Fess Parker's co-stars include Diana Hyland, Burl Ives (who was born in nearby Jasper County, Illinois!), Katy Jurado and Hoyt Axton.
Summary:
In this touching Western horse story, a wandering cowboy and rodeo rider finds a beautiful wild stallion, captures him, and trains him into a fine horse. Unfortunately, the cowboy's wicked brother trades the horse so he can pay off some debts. Just as he is trying to take Smoky from his pen, something goes wrong and the horse ends up killing him. Later the horse and his beloved rider are separated after the cowboy joins the service. Smoky ends up on the rodeo circuit and is very nearly killed. When the cowboy at last is reunited with his equine friend, he is appalled to discover that Smoky has become a broken down cart horse. He ends up saving him. This is the third screen version of Will James' popular horse story. It contains the following songs: "Smoky" (Ernie Sheldon, Leith Stevens, sung by Hank Thompson), "Five Dollar Bill," "Smile As You Go By," "Trouble and Misery," "Queen of the Rockin' R" (Hoyt Axton, sung by Axton).
http://movies.aol.com/movie/smoky/107486...
You'll find more information here:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060994/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fess_Parker
Answers: SMOKY (1966)
Fess Parker's co-stars include Diana Hyland, Burl Ives (who was born in nearby Jasper County, Illinois!), Katy Jurado and Hoyt Axton.
Summary:
In this touching Western horse story, a wandering cowboy and rodeo rider finds a beautiful wild stallion, captures him, and trains him into a fine horse. Unfortunately, the cowboy's wicked brother trades the horse so he can pay off some debts. Just as he is trying to take Smoky from his pen, something goes wrong and the horse ends up killing him. Later the horse and his beloved rider are separated after the cowboy joins the service. Smoky ends up on the rodeo circuit and is very nearly killed. When the cowboy at last is reunited with his equine friend, he is appalled to discover that Smoky has become a broken down cart horse. He ends up saving him. This is the third screen version of Will James' popular horse story. It contains the following songs: "Smoky" (Ernie Sheldon, Leith Stevens, sung by Hank Thompson), "Five Dollar Bill," "Smile As You Go By," "Trouble and Misery," "Queen of the Rockin' R" (Hoyt Axton, sung by Axton).
http://movies.aol.com/movie/smoky/107486...
You'll find more information here:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060994/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fess_Parker
He starred in a TV series about Davy Crockett; other than that I'm not familiar with any films he made.
One of the Davy Crockett films maybe? Check here for clarifiaction:
http://imdb.com/name/nm0662240/
SMOKEY .........