Gallant Bess
Gallant Bess is a motion picture released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1946. It was loosely based on the true story of U.S. Navy Warrant Officer Arthur Parker's rescuing of an injured filly during World War II. Portions of the movie were filmed on the coast of Santa Barbara, California, in October 1945. This was the first MGM motion picture made in Cinecolor.
Plot
Art Parker grows up on a ranch in Montana in the early 1900s and has worked with horses. At the age of 17, he lies to enlist in the U.S. Navy. During World War II, he is stationed in the Solomon Islands and befriends a local rancher.
More details
| author | Arthur Parker, under the pseudonym Marvin Parks Jeanne Bartlett |
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| director | Andrew Marton |
| editor | Harry Komer |
| events | horse |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | air raid early 1900s empire of japan injured montana my friend flicka solomon islands u.s. navy world war ii |
| musicBy | Rudolph G. Kopp |
| producer | Harry Rapf |
| publisher | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| theme | japanese |