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A movie much talked about as a family film back in the 70’s but which I didn’t get around to seeing until now. A boy whose Ozark family is struggling to get by has his heart set on, not just a dog, but a pair of fine-bred coon hunters.  He works and saves enough to pay for the pups himself. The film covers mostly familiar ground for a long while until toward the end when tragedy occurs and the boy learns about love and loss. The ending is very tearful and even has some gleams of beauty. I thought so, anyway.
Put another way,  I was thinking 6 out of 10 for most of the movie but by about the last quarter I was well into 8/10.  Stewart Petersen was a very likable young actor and handled most of his scenes very well.
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(thanks again for the fix, Bijou )

This is another one of those remake stories for you Jasen.
I've never seen either version though I've heard this version is the best.

Love that first pic, YA