The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Norman Tokar
Dean Jones
Diane Baker
Lloyd Bochner
Fred Clark
Ellen Janov
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Madison Avenue advertising executive Fred Bolton, a Connecticut widower living beyond his means, is beset by two major problems: first, unless he comes up with a highbrow gimmick to publicize a sour-stomach remedy called Aspercel, his tyrannical boss, Tom Dugan, will fire him; second, his teenaged daughter Helen has run up a $900 bill at Suzie Clemens' riding academy. In the hope of solving both his problems at the same time, Fred gets Dugan to buy a horse, names it Aspercel, and then persuades Suzie to train Helen for all the fashionable horse shows. Helen does begin to win ribbons, but the amount of publicity is below Dugan's expectations. When Helen learns that her father's job is at stake, she falters under pressure and fails to win an important match. Suzie, however, realizes Aspercel's potential when the animal carries Fred over a 7-foot wall and tops that by out-racing a police car. Volunteering to ride Aspercel in the International Horse Show in Washington, Suzie suggests that her ex-fiancé, Archer Madison, be brought in as trainer. Suppressing his jealousy of Archer, Fred reluctantly agrees. As the result, Suzie and Aspercel win the championship, and all ends happily as Fred is rewarded with both a promotion and Suzie's love.
Director
Norman Tokar
Cast
Dean Jones
Diane Baker
Lloyd Bochner
Fred Clark
Ellen Janov
Morey Amsterdam
Kurt Russell
Lurene Tuttle
Alan Hewitt
Federico Pinero
Florence Macmichael
Joan Marshall
Robin Eccles
Adam Williams
Norman Grabowski
Nydia Westman
Bill Baldwin
Albarado
Sir Winston
Could Be
Crew
Tim Barr
John Bloss
George Bruns
Carroll Clark
Robert O. Cook
Christopher Hibler
Winston Hibler
Chuck Keehne
Evelyn Kennedy
Emile Kuri
Larry Lansburgh
Richard Learman
Otis Malcolm
Alan Maley
Alan Maley
John B. Mansbridge
La Rue Matheron
Frank R. Mckelvy
Otto Meyer
Louis Pelletier
Bill Poole
Walter Schenck
Kay Shea
Walter Sheets
William Snyder
Robert Stafford
Emily Sundby
Bill Thomas
Dean Thomas
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
You blew Helen's medal for good. One more like that it's the glue factory - for both of us.- Fred
Trivia
Notes
Location scenes filmed at Disney's Golden Oak Ranch near Newhall, California, and at the International Horse Show in Washington, D. C. The working title of this film is Year of the Horse.
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Winter December 1968
Released in United States Winter December 1968
