Chico, the Misunderstood Coyote (1961)
A witness to his mother’s death at the hand of a man, the coyote, Chico, has learned to hate and fear him. Taken into captivity and exhibited in a small desert roadside zoo, he learns much but never loses his bitterness toward his enemy: man. Chico makes his escape and bounds off for a life of adventure in the desert where he mates with Tula. He sees an eagle grab one of his pups and worries when his mate raids a chicken coop. Realizing the dangers of man, Chico decides to take his family deeper into the desert to help his family try to win the battle for survival.
Director: Walter Perkins
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Walt Disney as Self - Host |
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Winston Hibler as Narrator (voice) |
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Bill Pace as |
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Slim Sanford as |
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Joy Hale as |
| Directing | Walter Perkins | Director |
| Writing | Ernest Thompson Seton | Writer |
| Editing | Lloyd L. Richardson | Editor |
| Sound | Paul Smith | Music |
| Production | Robert F. Metzler | Production Coordinator |
| Sound | Robert O. Cook | Sound |
| Camera | Walter Perkins | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Charles L Draper | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Gary Kenwood | Technical Advisor |
| Crew | Tom Boutross | Technical Advisor |
| Writing | Albert Aley | Teleplay |
| Crew | Roy Edward Disney | Additional Writing |
| Writing | Ernest Thompson Seton | Story |
| Production | Winston Hibler | Producer |