Claim: Mickey Rooney appeared in a film that was based on the book The Black Stallion by Walter Farley.
Evidence: Nevertheless , Rooney 's popularity was renewed with well-received supporting roles in films such as Requiem for a Heavyweight -LRB- 1962 -RRB- , It 's a Mad , Mad , Mad , Mad World -LRB- 1963 -RRB- , and The Black Stallion -LRB- 1979 -RRB-.
The Black Stallion is a 1979 American film based on the 1941 classic children 's novel The Black Stallion by Walter Farley.