Where the red fern grows

Duration: 100 mi

Year Published: 1974

Creator: SWANK

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Set in the Ozarks of Oklahoma in 1930, this story centers on young Billy Colman's ambition to have two hunting dogs. Spurred on by his grandfather's wisdom, Billy works hard to save enough money to buy his Redbone hounds. Combining adventure, suspense and tragedy, the film captures the devotion that can develop between a boy and his dogs. Billy trains the animals to be the best coonhounds in the county. (Circulates) Genre/FormFeature films.

Complete Record: Set in the Ozarks of Oklahoma in 1930, this story centers on young Billy Colman's ambition to have two hunting dogs. Spurred on by his grandfather's wisdom, Billy works hard to save enough money to buy his Redbone hounds. Combining adventure, suspense and tragedy, the film captures the devotion that can develop between a boy and his dogs. Billy trains the animals to be the best coonhounds in the county. (Circulates) Genre/FormFeature films. NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.