Gallant Bess

Meet Bess, the gallant horse who earned World War II glory! Based on a real-life incident, this inspiring film tells the story of orphaned farm boy Tex Barton (Marshall Thompson), who leaves his beloved horse behind when he enlists in the Navy. Pneumonia claims the horse and Tex is heartbroken - until he rescues an injured mare on a South Pacific island, a four-footed heroine who returns the favor by saving Tex and his Seabee buddies from a Japanese attack. Thompson's engaging rapport with his equine costar foretells his success in more animal-friendly fare: he portrayed African veterinarian Marsh Tracy in the hit movie Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion and it's TV spinoff Daktari.

Director: Andrew Marton
Producer: Harry Rapf
Actor: Marshall Thompson
Actor: George Tobias
Actor: Clem Bevans
Actor: Donald Curtis
Actor: Murray Alper
Actor: John Burford
Actor: Bess
Actor: a horse
Actor: Eddie Acuff
Actor: Tom Dillon
Actor: Clancy Cooper
Actor: Ralph Dunn
Actor: Wally Cassell
Actor: Jim Davis
Actor: Chill Wills
Actor: Johnny Bond
Actor: Louis Mason
Actor: Hank Patterson
Actor: Dick Wessel
Actor: Pua Kealoha
Actor: George Piltz
Actor: Charles Bradstreet
Actor: Jim Drum
Actor: Garry Owen
Actor: John Albright
Actor: William Roberts
Actor: Fred Shellac
Actor: Charles Trowbridge