Wilson Rawls's novel about an Oklahoma boy's devotion to 
two hunting dogs during the Great Depression was the basis 
for this appealing 1974 film made by a former Disney director, Norman Tokar. 
Stewart Peterson is very effective as a 12-year-old, 
hurtling down the path toward manhood with hounds at his side. 
(Though how he raised $50 to get the pooches in that economic climate 
is still a mystery....) --Tom Keogh