{"id":72383,"date":"2021-06-01T08:51:43","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T15:51:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=72383"},"modified":"2021-06-01T08:51:43","modified_gmt":"2021-06-01T15:51:43","slug":"lion-and-the-horse-the-1952","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=72383","title":{"rendered":"Lion and the Horse, The (1952)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I&#8217;d of risked my neck to claim that horse for my own.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Lion-the-Horse-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Lion-the-Horse-Poster-206x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-72385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Lion-the-Horse-Poster-206x300.png 206w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Lion-the-Horse-Poster-703x1024.png 703w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Lion-the-Horse-Poster-88x128.png 88w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Lion-the-Horse-Poster-185x270.png 185w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Lion-the-Horse-Poster.png 743w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen a cowboy (Steve Cochran) falls in love with a wild stallion he names Wildfire, he hopes to buy the horse but instead is forced to kidnap Wildfire from a cruel rodeo owner (Ray Teal) and hide out on a ranch owned by the avuncular grandfather (R.H. Macy) of a horse-loving girl (Sherry Jackson).\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cowboys<\/li>\n<li>Horses<\/li>\n<li>Rodeos<\/li>\n<li>Westerns <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThis kid-friendly western delivers exactly what its title promises: a dramatic showdown between an (escaped) lion and a horse. While these final scenes may be a bit brutal for younger kids, the storyline until then seems perfectly geared towards children who dream of horses. Cochran is given a wonderfully generous role to play, as a man who would do anything to prevent a magnificent creature like Wildfire from abuse and subjugation. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Lion-and-the-Horse-Cochran-Wildfire.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Lion-and-the-Horse-Cochran-Wildfire.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"528\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-72390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Lion-and-the-Horse-Cochran-Wildfire.png 704w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Lion-and-the-Horse-Cochran-Wildfire-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Lion-and-the-Horse-Cochran-Wildfire-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Lion-and-the-Horse-Cochran-Wildfire-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s also refreshing to see a girl in the central kid-role (Jackson is likeable and appropriately feisty): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Lion-and-the-Horse-Girl.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Lion-and-the-Horse-Girl.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"528\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-72388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Lion-and-the-Horse-Girl.png 704w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Lion-and-the-Horse-Girl-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Lion-and-the-Horse-Girl-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Lion-and-the-Horse-Girl-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and there&#8217;s a fun musical interlude involving a cowhand learning to play the ukulele by record player:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Lion-and-the-Horse-Uke-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Lion-and-the-Horse-Uke-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"528\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-72391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Lion-and-the-Horse-Uke-1.png 704w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Lion-and-the-Horse-Uke-1-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Lion-and-the-Horse-Uke-1-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Lion-and-the-Horse-Uke-1-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, this isn&#8217;t must-see viewing for anyone other than Cochran fans, or those who may somehow fondly remember it from their own childhood. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Steve Cochran as Ben Kirby<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Lion-and-the-Horse-Cochran.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Lion-and-the-Horse-Cochran.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"528\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-72386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Lion-and-the-Horse-Cochran.png 704w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Lion-and-the-Horse-Cochran-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Lion-and-the-Horse-Cochran-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Lion-and-the-Horse-Cochran-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Lion-and-the-Horse-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Lion-and-the-Horse-Cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"528\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-72387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Lion-and-the-Horse-Cinematography.png 704w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Lion-and-the-Horse-Cinematography-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Lion-and-the-Horse-Cinematography-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Lion-and-the-Horse-Cinematography-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo. Listed as a Sleeper in the back of Peary&#8217;s book, which makes sense. I&#8217;m not sure how many people these days know about this title! <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0044838\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=12935&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1952\/05\/19\/archives\/the-lion-and-the-horse-in-new-warnercolor-process-has-premiere-at.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/17935\/the-lion-and-the-horse#articles-reviews?articleId=382068\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I&#8217;d of risked my neck to claim that horse for my own.&#8221; Synopsis: When a cowboy (Steve Cochran) falls in love with a wild stallion he names Wildfire, he hopes to buy the horse but instead is forced to kidnap Wildfire from a cruel rodeo owner (Ray Teal) and hide out on a ranch owned by the avuncular grandfather (R.H. Macy) of a horse-loving girl (Sherry Jackson). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Cowboys Horses Rodeos Westerns Review: This kid-friendly western&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=72383\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-72383","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72383","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=72383"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72383\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72393,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72383\/revisions\/72393"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=72383"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=72383"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=72383"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}