The read
It runs a compact 1h 2m.
Synopsis
An orphan boy on his way to live with his uncle picks up a stray dog, and the two become fast friends. However, the uncle doesn't want the dog, and when chickens are found dead, the uncle accuses the dog of killing them. The boy decides that it's time he and the dog hit the road so they run away, and meet up with an elderly man who also ran away from a home where he believed he wasn't wanted either.
Ratings
IMDb6/10
8 audience votes
Key crew
- Ford BeebeScreenplay
- Ford BeebeDirector
- Russell GarciaOriginal Music Composer
- James MayfieldOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Flame the dogShep
- Tom NealJames Herrick
- William FarnumCarter J. Latham Jr.
- Lanny ReesDanny Barker
- Russell SimpsonMathew Hodgkins
- Sarah PaddenCarrie Hodgkins
- Craig ReynoldsW. D. Stanfield
- Al St. JohnDeputy Sheriff
- Freddie ChapmanArthur Hodgkins
- Janet ChapmanLorna Herrick
- Si JenksWestern Union Clerk
- Paul E. BurnsSheriff
Stills
Themes
orphandoggerman shepherddog hero