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"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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