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“Where the Red Fern Grows” is, quite simply, a wonderful story for all ages and for all time. A boy’s yearning for two Redbone Hound dogs, which his parents can’t afford during the desolate times of the Depression in the Ozarks, is the setting for this truly triumphant film. Billy’s grandfather (James Whitmore) promises the lad that God will meet him halfway if he believes in himself and his beloved dogs. Billy faces adventure, suspense, tragedy and ultimately, a love and loyalty of family and friendship to realize his dream. The outcome makes for the kind of heartwarming story the great family films are all about.
Original Release
06/21/1974
US Release
06/21/1974
Cast
Name | Character |
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James Whitmore | Grandpa |
Beverly Garland | Mother |
Jack Ging | Father |
Lonny Chapman | Sheriff |
Stewart Petersen | Billy / Billy Colman |
Jill Clark | Alice |
Jeanna Wilson | Sara |
Bill Thurman | Sam Bellington |
Bill Dunbar | Ben Kyle |
John Lindsey | Rainie Pritchard |
Directors
Writers
Wilson Rawls, Douglas C. Stewart, Eleanor Lamb
Cast
Name | Character |
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James Whitmore | Grandpa |
Beverly Garland | Mother |
Jack Ging | Father |
Lonny Chapman | Sheriff |
Stewart Petersen | Billy / Billy Colman |
Jill Clark | Alice |
Jeanna Wilson | Sara |
Bill Thurman | Sam Bellington |
Bill Dunbar | Ben Kyle |
John Lindsey | Rainie Pritchard |
Garland McKinney | Mr. Pritchard |
Charles Seat | Carl Brown |
Roger Pancake | Shopkeeper |
Marshall Edwards | Preacher |
Lisa Christine Christiansen | Little Girl In Tahlequah at Store front |
Janet Halliburton | Mourner |
David Malloy | Rubin Pritchard |
Producers
Name | Role |
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George Ellis Doty | Executive Producer |
Lyman Dayton | Producer |
Hubie Kerns | Producer |
Jim McCullough Sr. | Producer |