Rocky (1948)
Overview
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.
What is Rocky about?
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. Rocky is a Western, Drama movie, released on 1948-01-17, runtime 76 minutes.
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Directed by
Phil Karlson
Cast
- Roddy McDowall as Chris Hammond
- Edgar Barrier as John Hammond
- Nita Hunter as Kathy Forrester
- Gale Sherwood as Ellen Forrester
- Jonathan Hale as Kenneth Forrester
- William Ruhl as Drew
- Claire Whitney as Hortense
- Irving Bacon as Bert Hillman
- John Alvin as Jack Arnold
- Ben Corbett as Hanson
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