Toby Tyler or 10 Weeks with a Circus (film)

Toby Tyler
or 10 Weeks with a Circus
Theatrical release poster
Directed byCharles Barton
Written byLillie Hayward
Bill Walsh
Based onToby Tyler; or, Ten Weeks with a Circus
by James Otis Kaler
Produced byBill Walsh
StarringKevin Corcoran
Henry Calvin
Gene Sheldon
Richard Eastham
Music byBuddy Baker[1]
Production
company
Distributed byBuena Vista Distribution
Release date
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$3,100,000 (US/Canada rentals)[3]

Toby Tyler or 10 Weeks with a Circus, also known simply as Toby Tyler, is a 1960 American drama film directed by Charles Barton and starring Kevin Corcoran, Henry Calvin, Gene Sheldon, and Richard Eastham. It was produced by Walt Disney Productions and distributed by Buena Vista Distribution Company on January 21, 1960. It is based on the 1880 children's book Toby Tyler; or, Ten Weeks with a Circus by James Otis Kaler.

The film, shot at Golden Oak Ranch in Newhall, California, later aired on the Walt Disney anthology television series.

  1. ^ "Toby Tyler (1960) - Music". TCM.com. Turner Classic Movies.
  2. ^ "Toby Tyler - Details". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  3. ^ "Rental Potentials of 1960". Variety. January 4, 1961. p. 47. Retrieved April 27, 2019.