Directed by William A. Wellman
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Warner Archive Collection)
A boy adopts an unusual dog he finds in the swamps of south Mississippi. He trains the dog to hunt, much to the chagrin of the local grocer whose own dogs are put to shame. After awhile people come from miles around to see the dog that can laugh and cry, as well as its superior hunting abilities. The dog's original owner eventually shows up leading to the inevitable tearful goodbye. Somewhat overlooked due to the superior Disney flick Old Yeller released a year later with which this shares a similar plot, but at least here the dog doesn't die in the end.
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