"The Boy and the Bronc Buster" is a 1973 telefilm produced by Walt Disney Productions. It was originally broadcast on NBC as a two-part episode on The Wonderful World of Disney on March 18, and March 25, 1973.
Plot[]
Earl Holliman and Vincent Van Patten star in the made-for-TV Disney movie The Boy and the Bronc Buster. Van Patten plays a farm kid of the 1880s who joins cowboy Holliman on the rodeo circuit. The plot thickens when the boy discovers that his mentor is a fugitive from justice, wanted for murder. Filmed in Arizona, The Boy and the Bronc Buster originated as a 2-part installment of TV's Wonderful World of Disney. It was first telecast March 18 and 25, 1973. A farm boy (Vincent Van Patten) throws in his lot with a rodeo cowboy in Arizona.
Cast[]
- Earl Holliman ... Cal Winslow
- Vincent Van Patten ... Todd Thompson
- Strother Martin ... Buckshot
- Lisa Gerritsen ... Jenny Hutchins
- Ken Swofford...Gentry
- Anthony Caruso ... Marshal Brandon
- Jacqueline Scott...Mary Thompson
- Lonny Chapman... Lem Thompson
- Larry D. Mann...Jesse Compion
- Ross Elliott...Pat Hutchins
- Ben Cooper...Deputy Harden
- Frank Cady...Clothing store proprietor
- William Bryant...Rodeo Judge
- Scott Walker...Rodeo Cowboy
- Ted Gehring...Brewster
- Don Carter...Spencer
Additional Crew[]
- Director of Photography: Emmett Bergholz
- Art Directors: John B. Mansbridge, Walter M. Simonds
- Film Editor: Marsh Henday
- Set Decorator: Bill Calvert
- Music: Robert F. Brunner
- Animal Supervision: Mel Ballard
- Sound: Herb Taylor
- Costumes: Chuck Keehne
- Make-Up: Robert J. Schiffer
- Hair Stylist: La Rue Matheron
- Assistant Director: Ted Schilz
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