The Boy Who Stole the Elephant

The Boy Who Stole the Elephant

95 mins | Drama, Adventure, Family, TV Movie | Sept. 20, 1970

A frontier huckster, Colonel Ryder, and a young orphan, Davey, operate a travelling tent show. They are loaned an elephant by an old friend, Molly, who is also a rival circus owner. Davey trains the elephant and the two soon become inseparable. When the Colonel loses the elephant in gambling, Davey steals the elephant and begins a 20-mile search for Molly, the rightful owner.

The Boy Who Stole the Elephant

95 mins | Drama, Adventure, Family, TV Movie | Sept. 20, 1970

The Boy Who Stole the Elephant
A frontier huckster, Colonel Ryder, and a young orphan, Davey, operate a travelling tent show. They are loaned an elephant by an old friend, Molly, who is also a rival circus owner. Davey trains the elephant and the two soon become inseparable. When the Colonel loses the elephant in gambling, Davey steals the elephant and begins a 20-mile search for Molly, the rightful owner.
Producers Walt Disney Productions
Original title The Boy Who Stole the Elephant
Directors Michael Caffey
Writers William Robert Yates, John McGreevey

Cast

Parley Baer

as Mayor Hancock

Whitney Blake

as Helen Owens

Walter Burke

as Tinker

Ernestine Clark

as Nana

Tom Drake

as Mr. Corbert

Robert Emhardt

as Cy Brown

William Fawcett

as Elmer

Dabbs Greer

as Stilts

June Havoc

as Molly Jeffrys

Richard Kiel

as Luke Brown

Mark Lester

as Davey

Betty Lynn

as Lottie Ladare

Susan Olsen

as Lucy Owens

Danny Rees

as De Marco

Christopher Shea

as Billy Owens

Doris Singleton

as Lizzie Ladare

Hal Smith

as Reb Canfield

David Wayne

as Colonel Rufus Ryder

James Westerfield

as Sheriff Berry