Chico, the Misunderstood Coyote (1961)

Adventure
Drama
Family
TV Movie

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.

Cast

Self - Host
Walt Disney
Narrator (voice)
W Winston Hibler
B Bill Pace
S Slim Sanford
J Joy Hale

Crew

Director
W Walter Perkins
Writer
Ernest Thompson Seton
Editor
L Lloyd L. Richardson
Music
P Paul Smith
Production Coordinator
R Robert F. Metzler
Sound
R Robert O. Cook
Director of Photography
W Walter Perkins
Director of Photography
C Charles L Draper
Technical Advisor
G Gary Kenwood
Technical Advisor
T Tom Boutross
Teleplay
A Albert Aley
Additional Writing
Roy Edward Disney
Story
Ernest Thompson Seton
Producer
W Winston Hibler