
Where the Red Fern Grows 1974
"Glory and victory were theirs, but sadness waited too! And close by was the strange and wonderful power that's only found..."
Overview
Billy Coleman works hard and saves his earnings for two years to achieve his dream of buying two red-bone coonhound pups. He develops a new trust in life as he faces overwhelming challenges in adventure and tragedy roaming the river bottoms of Cherokee country with his dogs, Old Dan and Little Ann.
Director: Norman Tokar
Cast

Stewart Petersen
Billy Colman

James Whitmore
Grandpa

Beverly Garland
Mother

Jack Ging
Father

Lonny Chapman
Sheriff
Jill Clark
Alice
Jeanna Wilson
Sara

Bill Thurman
Sam Bellington
Bill Dunbar
Ben Kyle
Rex Corley
Rubin Pritchard