The Legend of Lobo
Brief Synopsis
The Old West serves as the backdrop to this chronicle of the adventures and dangers faced in the lifetime of a wolf.
Cast & Crew
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James Algar
Director
Rex Allen
Narrator
James Algar
Co-producer
James Algar
Screenwriter
Lloyd Beebe
Director of Photography
Robert O. Cook
Sound
Film Details
Genre
Adventure
Documentary
Release Date
Jan
1962
Premiere Information
New York opening: 9 Nov 1962
Production Company
Cangary, Ltd.; Walt Disney Productions
Distribution Company
Buena Vista Distribution Co., Inc.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Wild Animals I Have Known by Ernest Thompson-Seton (New York, 1959).
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 7m
Sound
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Color
Color (Technicolor)
Synopsis
In turn-of-the-century New Mexico, Lobo, a wolf-pup consumed by curiosity, meets an angry rattler in the course of his investigations and has to be rescued by his parents. He becomes the inseparable companion of an antelope, but when winter comes his mother and father are killed and Lobo must fend for himself. In his maturity he is the smartest, most dangerous wolf on the range, and he becomes a pack leader, taking a black female, Sombra, for his mate. Their first litter, born in a deserted Indian cliff dwelling, is accessible only by means of a tree trunk across a gorge. The reward for Lobo's capture mounts until there is a $1,000 price on his head. Relying on the devotion of wolves to their families, a professional hunter manages to snare Sombra and use her as a lure. But Lobo leads his pack to create a cattle stampede, a diversion that enables him to liberate his mate and strike out for unsettled territory.
Director
James Algar
Director
Cast
Rex Allen
Narrator
Crew
James Algar
Co-producer
James Algar
Screenwriter
Lloyd Beebe
Director of Photography
Robert O. Cook
Sound
Jack Couffer
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Jack Couffer
Director of Photography
Walt Disney
Company
Walt Disney
Presented By
Dwight Hauser
Screenwriter
Evelyn Kennedy
Music Editor
Norman R. Palmer
Film Editor
Walter Sheets
Orchestration
Richard M. Sherman
Composer
Robert B. Sherman
Composer
Erwin L. Verity
Production Manager
Oliver Wallace
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Film Details
Genre
Adventure
Documentary
Release Date
Jan
1962
Premiere Information
New York opening: 9 Nov 1962
Production Company
Cangary, Ltd.; Walt Disney Productions
Distribution Company
Buena Vista Distribution Co., Inc.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Wild Animals I Have Known by Ernest Thompson-Seton (New York, 1959).
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 7m
Sound
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Color
Color (Technicolor)
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The Legend of Lobo
The Old West serves as the backdrop to this chronicle of the adventures and dangers faced in the lifetime of a wolf.
The Legend of Lobo
The Old West serves as the backdrop to this chronicle of the adventures and dangers faced in the lifetime of a wolf.
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Filmed entirely on location in Arizona.
