Smoky (1966)

Storyline

A cowboy finds, captures and patient trains a beautiful wild stallion until a bond develops between the two that is almost unbreakable. The cowboy’s brother, however, needing money to pay off debts, trades the horse, and tries to sneak the horse out of his pen. The horse, however, senses something is wrong and struggles against being taken, and in the process accidentally kills the brother. In addition, the horse and his rider are separated when the cowboy joins the army, and the horse winds up being sold to perform on the rodeo circuit. When the cowboy returns from military service, he sets out to find his beloved horse. Will James’ Smoky, the 1966 George Sherman man-and-his-beloved-horse cowboy western (“All the excitement of the great outdoors thunders across the screen! The epic story of an outlaw mustang… An untamed girl – and the man who mastered them both!”; “From the novel by Will James”) starring Fess Parker (best remembered for his role as Davy Crockett in the Walt Disney TV and movie series; “That ‘Man of the West’ in an exciting new role!”), Diana Hyland, Katy Jurado (famed Mexican actress who made a few memorable U.S. movies, including “High Noon”), Hoyt Axton (billed as “introducing Hoyt Axton, America’s new Country and Western singing sensation!”; the country western music star who wrote “Joy to the World”), and Robert J. Wilke