Rocky

1948 1h 16m EN

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 1

WesternDrama

Synopsis

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Out fishing one day, painter John Hammond and his son Chris come across Bert Hillman, the foreman of a local ranch. He and his ranch hand are searching for a wild dog that killed one of their sheep. They find the animal and kill it, along with one of its puppies, but after they leave Hammond and his son discover another puppy still alive. They take it home and call it Rocky. John believes that a dog descended from sheep-killers will himself become a sheep-killer someday, but e gives his son a chance to raise and train the dog, hoping that he can train the killer instinct from it. Unfortunately, local farmers have reported an epidemic of sheep-killings, and they suspect that Rocky is responsible for them.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Roddy McDowall
Chris Hammond
Edgar Barrier
John Hammond
Nita Hunter
Kathy Forrester
Gale Sherwood
Ellen Forrester
Jonathan Hale
Kenneth Forrester
William Ruhl
Drew
Claire Whitney
Hortense
Irving Bacon
Bert Hillman

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Phil Karlson
Writers: Jack DeWitt, George Wallace Sayre
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 76-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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78 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Roddy McDowall and Edgar Barrier and Nita Hunter carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0040743 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Phil Karlson directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 76-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
278 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Roddy McDowall and Edgar Barrier and Nita Hunter carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0040743 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.