Larry Lansburgh

Hang Your Hat on the Wind

Larry Lansburgh

Rick Natoli, Judson Pratt

A handsome thoroughbred yearling accidentally escapes from a cross-country van in the desert, and is found and loved by a young Mexican boy. He hides the horse from searchers, but eventually mends his ways and tries to return the animal. However, two hoodlums steal the horse. The boy leads a sheriff to the rescue, and receives an apt reward.

The Tattooed Police Horse

Larry Lansburgh

Keith Andes, Charles Seel

Barred from racing for breaking stride, a trotting horse finds a new career as a police officer's mount in Boston.

Stormy, the Thoroughbred

Larry Lansburgh

M.R. Valdez, Robert Skene

It is the story of how a scrawny young colt grows up to be a highly-prized polo pony, and the cast includes Texan Cecil Smith who, for many years, was the highest rated Polo Player in the world. The story begins on the stormy night the colt was born on a horse farm in Kentucky, seven months after the farm's intended crop of yearlings. He is far behind the other colts and is regarded as a misfit. The other colts are sold off into the racing world, but the under-age and scrawny Stormy (real name Woodie D)is sent off to work on a California ranch. There, he is spotted for the thoroughbred he is and trained as a Polo pony, and comes through with flying colors.

The Best Doggoned Dog in the World

Robert Stevenson, Larry Lansburgh

Rex Allen, Walt Disney

"The Best Doggoned Dog in the World" is an episode of Disneyland which aired on November 20, 1957. It was directed by Robert Stevenson and Larry Lansburgh. This episode provides a preview of Old Yeller, and also features Arizona Sheepdog.

Dawn Flight

Larry Lansburgh

Denis Arndt

Haunted by a mysterious super-pilot, a young glider pilot first flees, then confronts his challenger. Nominated for an Academy Award.

The Wetback Hound

Larry Lansburgh, Janet Lansburgh

The Wetback Hound is a 1957 American live-action short film produced Walt Disney Productions. It was produced and co-directed by Larry Lansburgh, and it accompanied the theatrical release of the Disney feature Johnny Tremain. In 1958, the film won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 30th Academy Awards.

Cow Dog

Larry Lansburgh

Slim Pickens, Jay Sisler

This featurette demonstrates how trained dogs are instrumental in helping round up an outlaw Brahma bull which has been plaguing a ranchers pure-bred Hereford cattle.

The Horse with the Flying Tail

Larry Lansburgh

A palimino cow pony, through a series of owners and adventures becomes a champion mount for one of the US equestrian team.

Beauty and the Bull

Larry Lansburgh

Marvin Miller, Bette Ford

Beauty and the Bull is a 1954 short documentary directed by Larry Lansburgh. It revolves around model Bette Ford, who accompanies a friend to a bullfight and decides to take it up as a career. She travels to Mexico to take formal training and fight bulls on ranches. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Short Subject, Two-Reel.

Desert Killer

Larry Lansburgh

Art Gilmore, Marvin Glenn

Desert Killer is a 1952 short film directed by Larry Lansburgh about a hunter tracking a sheep-killing mountain lion. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Short Subject, One-Reel.

Hacksaw

Larry Lansburgh

Tab Hunter, Ray Teal

A girl goes on vacation to the mountains where she finds a wild horse named Hacksaw. With a little help, she captures the stud and it doesn't take long until the man who helped her starts wagon racing, since Hacksaw refuses to have any man or woman on his back.