{"id":82767,"date":"2022-04-04T14:00:29","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T21:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=82767"},"modified":"2023-09-02T23:35:25","modified_gmt":"2023-09-03T06:35:25","slug":"hound-dog-man-1959","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=82767","title":{"rendered":"Hound-Dog Man (1959)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;There comes a time when a boy can lay his belly to the ground and feel the heartbeats of the earth coming up to grass roots; that&#8217;s his time to prowl.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hound-Dog-Man-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hound-Dog-Man-Poster-195x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-82768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hound-Dog-Man-Poster-195x300.png 195w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hound-Dog-Man-Poster-83x128.png 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hound-Dog-Man-Poster-176x270.png 176w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hound-Dog-Man-Poster.png 553w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA boy (Dennis Holmes) and his teenage brother (Fabian) leave their farming parents (Arthur O&#8217;Connell and Betty Field) to go on a hunting trip with a womanizing older friend (Stuart Whitman) who flirts with a pretty teen (Carol Lynley). Will Spud (Holmes) be able to keep the hound dog he finds on their journey &#8212; and will Whitman keep away from a married woman (Margo Moore) long enough to recognize Lynley is a better match for him?\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Betty Field Films<\/li>\n<li>Carol Lynley Films<\/li>\n<li>Coming of Age<\/li>\n<li>Don Siegel Films<\/li>\n<li>Musicals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nFollowing the success of <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=34277\"><em>Old Yeller<\/em> (1957)<\/a> (based on <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Old_Yeller\">a children&#8217;s novel by Fred Gipson<\/a>), Jerry Wald at 20th Century Fox secured the film rights for an earlier novel by Gipson, and Don Siegel was hired to direct. The result is this inconsequential coming-of-age tale which turned into a starring vehicle for teen heartthrob <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fabian_Forte\">Fabian<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hound-Dog-Man-Fabian.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hound-Dog-Man-Fabian.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"538\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-82769\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hound-Dog-Man-Fabian.png 704w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hound-Dog-Man-Fabian-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hound-Dog-Man-Fabian-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hound-Dog-Man-Fabian-353x270.png 353w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; whose character has a crush on pop singer <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dodie_Stevens\">Dodie Stevens<\/a> (similarly cast for her timely appeal). <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hound-Dog-Man-Stevens.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hound-Dog-Man-Stevens.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"538\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-82770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hound-Dog-Man-Stevens.png 704w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hound-Dog-Man-Stevens-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hound-Dog-Man-Stevens-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hound-Dog-Man-Stevens-353x270.png 353w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While this is purportedly a tale of a boy desperately wanting a dog: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hound-Dog-Man-Boy-Dog.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hound-Dog-Man-Boy-Dog.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"538\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-82771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hound-Dog-Man-Boy-Dog.png 704w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hound-Dog-Man-Boy-Dog-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hound-Dog-Man-Boy-Dog-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hound-Dog-Man-Boy-Dog-353x270.png 353w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; much more narrative focus is placed on Lynley&#8217;s hope that Whitman will take her seriously as a romantic partner. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hound-Dog-Man-Lynley-Whitman.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hound-Dog-Man-Lynley-Whitman.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"538\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-82772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hound-Dog-Man-Lynley-Whitman.png 704w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hound-Dog-Man-Lynley-Whitman-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hound-Dog-Man-Lynley-Whitman-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hound-Dog-Man-Lynley-Whitman-353x270.png 353w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s all innocuous enough but not very engaging &#8212; and the songs (other than the earworm refrain to the title song) aren&#8217;t all that memorable. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Good use of outdoor locales<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hound-Dog-Man-Outdoor.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hound-Dog-Man-Outdoor.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"538\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-82773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hound-Dog-Man-Outdoor.png 704w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hound-Dog-Man-Outdoor-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hound-Dog-Man-Outdoor-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hound-Dog-Man-Outdoor-353x270.png 353w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; you don&#8217;t need to seek out this hard-to-find title. It&#8217;s likely included here given Peary&#8217;s love of &#8217;50s rock &#8216;n roll. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0052906\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/hound-dog-man\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;There comes a time when a boy can lay his belly to the ground and feel the heartbeats of the earth coming up to grass roots; that&#8217;s his time to prowl.&#8221; Synopsis: A boy (Dennis Holmes) and his teenage brother (Fabian) leave their farming parents (Arthur O&#8217;Connell and Betty Field) to go on a hunting trip with a womanizing older friend (Stuart Whitman) who flirts with a pretty teen (Carol Lynley). Will Spud (Holmes) be able to keep the hound&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=82767\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-82767","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82767","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=82767"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82767\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":91033,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82767\/revisions\/91033"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=82767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=82767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=82767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}