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The Boy Who Stole the Elephant

The Boy Who Stole the Elephant

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The Boy Who Stole the Elephant

1970

1h 35m

4.0(1 votes)

Family

Drama

Adventure

TV Movie

Overview

A frontier huckster, Colonel Ryder, and a young orphan, Davey, operate a travelling tent show. They are loaned an elephant by an old friend, Molly, who is also a rival circus owner. Davey trains the elephant and the two soon become inseparable. When the Colonel loses the elephant in gambling, Davey steals the elephant and begins a 20-mile search for Molly, the rightful owner.

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Walt Disney Productions

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Parley Baer

Parley Baer

Mayor Hancock

Whitney Blake

Whitney Blake

Helen Owens

Walter Burke

Walter Burke

Tinker

Ernestine Clark

Nana

Tom Drake

Tom Drake

Mr. Corbert

Robert Emhardt

Robert Emhardt

Cy Brown

William Fawcett

William Fawcett

Elmer

Dabbs Greer

Dabbs Greer

Stilts

June Havoc

June Havoc

Molly Jeffrys

Richard Kiel

Richard Kiel

Luke Brown

Creative team

Directed by: Michael Caffey
Written by: John McGreevey
William Robert Yates
Produced by: Winston Hibler

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