The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit (1968)

Directed by

Norman Tokar

Genre

drama, family, comedy

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 56m

Rated

G

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 25 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man buys a horse for his daughter, hoping to get a tax break, but the plan gets complicated. The film follows their attempts to keep the horse a secret from the tax authorities.

lightheartedwhimsicalcomedicpredictablefamily-friendlydatedplayful

What happens

The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit is a 1968 American comedy film directed by Norman Tokar, with a screenplay by Louis Pelletier, and starring Dean Jones, Diane Baker, Ellen Janov, Kurt Russell, Lurene Tuttle and Fred Clark in his final film role. It is based on the 1965 book The Year of the Horse by Eric Hatch. The film's title is a humorous reference to the titular horse's color and the title of the 1955 Sloan Wilson novel (and 1956 film) about the American search for purpose in a world dominated by business, The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit. The feature failed at the box office, and it received mostly negative reviews for its predictable script. The film was paired with the animated featurette Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day in its original theatrical release. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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