The Boy Who Stole the Elephant
1970, English. Directed by Michael Caffey.
A frontier huckster, Colonel Ryder, and a young orphan, Davey, operate a travelling tent show. They are loaned an elephant by an old friend, Molly, who is also a rival circus owner. Davey trains the elephant and the two soon become inseparable. When the Colonel loses the elephant in gambling, Davey steals the elephant and begins a 20-mile search for Molly, the rightful owner.
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 20 September 1970
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- John McGreevey, William Robert Yates
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The Boy Who Stole the Elephant runs 95 minutes (1h 35m).
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The Boy Who Stole the Elephant isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 20 September 1970. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Boy Who Stole the Elephant?
If you liked The Boy Who Stole the Elephant, try The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon, Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library, The Good Witch.
Who directed The Boy Who Stole the Elephant?
The Boy Who Stole the Elephant (1970) was directed by Michael Caffey and stars Parley Baer, Whitney Blake, Walter Burke.