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Actors: Walter Brennan, Brandon De Wilde, William Hopper, Sidney Poitier, Phil Harris
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Good-bye, My Lady |
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Directed by William A. Wellman in 1956. Skitter, a 14 years old orphan boy, lives with his uncle Jesse Jackson in the Mississippi swamps. One day, Skitter hears a strange noise in the grass close to the river. He discovers there a dog that does not bark but laughs. Then, Mr. Cash, a hunter, comes with his hunting dogs that don't succeed in catching this strange animal. The following day, Skitter manages to approach the dog and brings it back home.
Skitter calls the dog "Lady" and decides to tame her and to teach her to hunt birds. Lady is a dog so special that she manages to smell the birds from a distance of more than 100 meters. The journalists hear about her and soon Lady becomes a local celebrity. Then, the real owner of Lady comes to town and Skitter learns that Lady is a dog of a very rare African breed, worth a lot of money.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Good-bye, My Lady |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Animal Story
Yes
Kind of animal:
- dog (non-Pomeranian)
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- a teen
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- none
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Deep South
Forest?
Yes
Water?
Yes
Water:
- river
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- very happy
Check here if B&W
Yes
Any profanity?
- None
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a
- book
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