The Littlest Horse Thieves Rating: Release Date: 21 January, 2003 Retail Price: $19.98 Sorry, this product is not currently available. Cast: Tom Laughlin Tommy Sands Alastair Sim Prunella Scales Complete Cast (7 total)

The Littlest Horse Thieves Reviews

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a surprising little gem
Its odd how the most underated films can really surprise you. I saw this film for the first time recently, and I regret now not seeing it as a child, I had put off seeing it for such a long time. I did not expect to get too involved about the welfare of a few pit ponies; but honestly the film; inc story; performances and attention to detail are so well done that it almost has a timeless quality about it. Modest as it is; be warned the happy ending only comes with a rather surprising price unexpected for disney in the 70s. Rosemary Anne Sisson,wrote the screenplay also penned 'Ride a Wild Pony' for disney which came out around the same time; also recommended as a companion to this film, hopefully one day that film will be released as well.

Sad, but realistic
In early 1900s Yorkshire, England, three young children liberate a group of Shetland ponies that are being mistreated in the coal mines and whose reward for all their hard work is the glue factory. One pony in particular, dark-blinded Flash, is especially beloved by the kids. They get the miners behind their cause, and the whole town is turned upside down in the melee. The ending is quite sad, but that's the stuff of which Disney classics are made (Old Yeller, anyone?).

Staci Layne Wilson
Author of Staci's Guide to Animal Movies


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