The Missouri Traveler (1958)
Directed by Jerry Hopper
Genres - Western, Drama |
Sub-Genres - Childhood Drama |
Release Date - Jan 21, 1958 (USA - Unknown), Jan 21, 1958 (USA) |
Run Time - 103 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Missouri Traveler was one of a handful of independent films distributed by Disney's Buena Vista corporation. Brandon De Wilde heads the cast as 15-year-old orphan boy Biarn Turner. Doing his best to survive in the rural South of the pre-WW1 years, Biarn is unofficially adopted by crusty small-town newspaper editor Doyle Magee (Gary Merrill). Also taking an interest in Biarn's future is wealthy self-made farmer Tobias Brown (Lee Marvin), whose apparently cruel treatment of the boy masks his genuine affection and concern. Highlights include an annual trotting race and a climactic set-to between Magee and Brown. The Missouri Traveller is based on the novel by John Burress.
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community, determination, editor, family, farming, mentor, newspaper, orphan, racehorse, runaway [from home], rurality, Southerner, struggle, teenagers
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