Brighty of the Grand Canyon (1967)

The adventures and misadventures of a shaggy little burro and a boy.

Director: Norman Foster
Cast: Jiggs the Donkey, Joseph Cotten, Pat Conway, Dick Foran, Karl Swenson, Dandy Curran, Jason Clark



In 1965, a team of talented Hollywood filmmakers set out to Arizona, including director Norman Foster, star Joseph Cotton and producer Stephen Booth. The film company faced desert heat, cliffhanger trails, raging rivers, and dozens of other severe obstacles to film this loving tale of a free-spirited burro, a boy and a mountain lion hunter. Brighty runs free, until he finds a friend in Old Timer, a gold prospector. Just when their search for riches pays off, an escaping horse theif ambushes the old man and attemtps to use Brighty to find a way out of the wildnerness canyon with the gold. Wise little Brighty manages to escape his captor, and to reach Old Timer's frien

Youngsters should enjoy this innocuous tale about a little boy who is kidnapped and then saved by a free-spirited mule and a lovable old miner. Based on a best seller by Marguerite Henry and filmed on location in the Grand Canyon.

Extras:
- Interview with producer Stephen Booth (compressed).
- All other extras removed.

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