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Content Advisory: Child Classic Movie Release: 1961 DVD Release: 04/30/2002 Format: DVD SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 31 mins Total Copies: 1 Genres: Adventure, Children's/Family, Animal Picture, Family-Oriented Adventure See Also: Misty

Marguerite Henry's beloved novel Misty of Chincoteague is given a charmingly old fashioned cinemadaptation in this 1961 second feature. David Ladd (son of Alan) plays a pre-teen boy who with his sister Pam Smith live with their grandparents on a Virginia coastal island. Each year, the local citizens celebrate Pony-Penning day, when they round up the wild ponies on the neighboring islands to sell them at auction. Ladd and Smith capture a mare known as "Phantom" because it has never previously been corralled by the locals. The kids hope to buy Phantom's colt Misty, but are disheartened when a stranger purchases both colt and mare. With the help of the sympathetic townspeople, a happy ending is secured. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

David Ladd - Paul Beebe
Arthur O'Connell - Grandpa Beebe
Pam Smith - Maureen Beebe
Anne Seymour - Grandma Beebe
Duke Farley - Eba Jones