The Littlest Outlaw (The Wonderful World of Disney) [DVD]

"The Littlest Outlaw" was made on location in Mexico in 1955by Walt Disney and is a charming little movie suitable for thewhole family. It was made in the days when family entertainmentwas good, clean, wholesome fun.This movie has been neglected for far too long, a fate it doesnot deserve. Never released on DVD and only once on VHS in 1987,it has long since been out of print but has now been released onDVD as a Disney Movie Club exclusive. The acting is top notch bya cast of mainly Mexican actors and the outdoor filming locationsmake the movie feel real.Heading the cast is Andres Velasquez as Pablito, a 10 year oldMexican boy. Pablito is the step-son of a cruel horse trainerfor General Torres of the Mexican army who is training the General'shorse Conquistador for the grand equestrian event at the nationalhorse show. The trainer's cruel methods cause the horse to becomeafraid of jumping and after a bad fall by the horse injuring theGeneral's young daughter, the General orders the horse to be destroyed.Pablito runs away with the horse becoming a pursued fugitive. On hisjourney, Pablito becomes involved with many interesting characterswho try to help him including a kindly priest. The bullfight scenes atthe end are authentic and exciting as is the wall jump scene thatfollows with Pablito riding Conquistador. Typical of Disney films, allends well for Pablito and Conquistador.A movie to please all.

This is an early live action Disney feature, filmed entirely in Mexico in the early 1950's. It features the great Mexican actor Pedro Armendariz in a major role and an appealing boy who is actually the lead (what did you expect from a Disney film?). It's not the most original story ever conceived, a boy has to rescue a horse that is being abused by the bad guy ( whose character is not too clearly defined; I'm not sure if he is the boy's guardian or just a worker on the ranch) and has been condemned to be destroyed by the angry owner after an accident. Boy and horse run away and have many exciting adventures as they are pursued across the countryside, into San Miguel de Allende, and even into a bull ring. The film has good actors, and lots and lots of footage of San Miguel de Allende, Mx., a very beautiful town which is now a popular tourist destination and ex-patriot living community. It's very interesting to see it as it was in the early 1950's. It's a good little movie, one of Disney's less well known, and should be a hit with the kids as well as the San Miguel de Allende fans.

This movie means a lot to me personally: My father acquired the horse in the movie (Its real name was Inca), and I learned some of the finer points of riding on it. The film starts at the Asociación Nacional Ecuestre, where I learned to ride as a child, and where I met General Mariles, the first Mexican Olympic gold medalist, who briefly appears in the film. If that weren't enough, "the littlest outlaw" happened to be my cousin Andrés Velázquez. Therefore, I can hardly write an impartial review in this case.However, I can say the following: It represents a good chronicle of Mexico in the 1950s, when a few minutes (horseback) ride from Mexico City would take you into rural areas where you'd discover picturesque towns. It reminds us of long gone times, when Mexico excelled in equestrian sports. Finally, while there are so many stories about the bonding between children and animals. it has the special twist in which a boy bravely saves the life of a horse which doesn't belong to him, showing he deserves to have it. The acting is good, but I find the chronicle left by this movie most valuable.

I have not seen this film since I saw it when it was released in the fifties. (Back in the days when a Disney film was automatically given a G rating.) It tells the story of a small Mexican boy, Pablito, who steals a horse, Conquistador, from the Mexican Show jumping team to save it from being destroyed.Conquistador has a dislike of the wall jump, and its owner, a General in the Mexican Army, gives it to his spoilt rotten daughter, who defies his instruction not to ride it until it has been better trained. She forces it to jump the dreaded wall fence (any experienced rider would have had the sense to lower the fence, not expect a nervous horse to take it at its highest) and is badly injured when thrown, causing her father to order Conquistador's destruction.Boy and horse have many aventures while on the run. I won't spoil the movie by telling its ending, but any avid Disney fan can guess at it.

This is an endearing Disney movie from the 1950s. Then again, which Disney movie was NOT an endearing movie while Walt was alive? The story could stand a little tightening up to bring it up to today's standards but it holds its own. Very entertaining and, of course, makes you root for the little boy and his horse. As with early Disney, even the villains are charming (or at least non-threatening). I would whole-heartedly recommend this family movie to anyone who is hungry for good, clean, wholesome entertainment.

I watched this movie in grade school, shown on a 16mm projector and had never forgotten it. 60 years later still one of the best movies ever, and now on a DVD.

Conquistador is a champion jumper but his life is not complete without this little boy who loves him. One of my all tiem favorite movies.

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