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4.5/5 Amazon Author Country United States Publisher Wilcox & Follett Initial release 6 February 1972 (USA) Music director Franklyn Marks | 7.2/10 IMDb 92% Rotten Tomatoes Illustrator Wesley Dennis Language English Publication date 1945 Director Hollingsworth Morse Story by Marguerite Henry | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Screenplay Calvin Clements Jr., Rod Peterson Cast Lana Wood, Don Murray, R G Armstrong, Gary Crosby, John Smith Similar Grayeagle, The Girls on the Beach, Satan's Mistress, Black Water Gold, Ride a Wild Pony | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Justin Morgan Had a Horse is a children's historical novel by Marguerite Henry, illustrated by Wesley Dennis and published by Wilcox & Follett of Chicago in 1945. It concerns horse-breeding in Vermont in the late eighteenth century. It was one runner-up for the Newbery Medal in 1946 (a Newbery Honor Book in later terms).
Contents
An edition was published by Rand McNally in 1954 with new copyrights by both Henry and Dennis. The Library of Congress catalog records report 89 pp. and 169 pp. respectively.
Plot summary
The schoolmaster, Justin Morgan, takes two colts as payment for an old debt. The younger of the two grows into a sturdy, though small, riding horse which served as the foundation of the Morgan breed.
Adaptations
In 1972, the book was adapted as a film by Disney Studios. It starred Don Murray as Justin Morgan.
John Smith, formerly of the NBC series Laramie, played the part of Mr. Ames.