The Legend of Lobo (1962)
67 mins | Adventure | 7 November 1962
Director:
James AlgarWriters:
Dwight Hauser, James AlgarCinematographers:
Lloyd Beebe, Jack CoufferEditor:
Norman R. PalmerProduction Companies:
Walt Disney Productions , Cangary, Ltd.On 23 May 1962, Var announced that the Walt Disney Company would reissue its 1955 film, Lady and the Tramp (see entry), accompanied by the “True Life Adventure feature,” The Legend of Lobo, in Oct 1962. However, after the latter film opened on 7 Nov 1962 in Los Angeles, CA, the 8 Nov 1962 LAT noted that it shared the bill with the British release, Whistle Down the Wind (1961). The picture opened in New York City the following day, accompanied by the Disney short subjects Water Birds (1952) and Aquamania (1961). Although critical response was indifferent, Disney stated in the 6 May 1963 DV that the release had been profitable.
The 21 Dec 1962 DV reported that The Legend of Lobo was nominated for a Golden Reel award by the Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE).
It was noted in the 13 Sep 1961 DV that voice actor Rex Allen sang the title song, as well as providing narration. The review in the 24 Oct 1962 DV credited additional music to the Western band, Sons of the Pioneers.
Filmed entirely on location in Arizona. ...
On 23 May 1962, Var announced that the Walt Disney Company would reissue its 1955 film, Lady and the Tramp (see entry), accompanied by the “True Life Adventure feature,” The Legend of Lobo, in Oct 1962. However, after the latter film opened on 7 Nov 1962 in Los Angeles, CA, the 8 Nov 1962 LAT noted that it shared the bill with the British release, Whistle Down the Wind (1961). The picture opened in New York City the following day, accompanied by the Disney short subjects Water Birds (1952) and Aquamania (1961). Although critical response was indifferent, Disney stated in the 6 May 1963 DV that the release had been profitable.
The 21 Dec 1962 DV reported that The Legend of Lobo was nominated for a Golden Reel award by the Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE).
It was noted in the 13 Sep 1961 DV that voice actor Rex Allen sang the title song, as well as providing narration. The review in the 24 Oct 1962 DV credited additional music to the Western band, Sons of the Pioneers.
Filmed entirely on location in Arizona.
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 ...
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.
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