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Rocky

(1948)

January 17, 1948β€’ 1h 16m
80%
TMDB Score

Overview

Out fishing one day, painter John Hammond and his son Chris come across Bert Hillman, the foreman of a local ranch. He and his ranch hand are searching for a wild dog that killed one of their sheep. They find the animal and kill it, along with one of its puppies, but after they leave Hammond and his son discover another puppy still alive. They take it home and call it Rocky. John believes that a dog descended from sheep-killers will himself become a sheep-killer someday, but e gives his son a chance to raise and train the dog, hoping that he can train the killer instinct from it. Unfortunately, local farmers have reported an epidemic of sheep-killings, and they suspect that Rocky is responsible for them.

Phil Karlson

Director

Top Billed Cast

RM

Roddy McDowall

Chris Hammond

EB

Edgar Barrier

John Hammond

NH

Nita Hunter

Kathy Forrester

GS

Gale Sherwood

Ellen Forrester

JH

Jonathan Hale

Kenneth Forrester

WR

William Ruhl

Drew

CW

Claire Whitney

Hortense

IB

Irving Bacon

Bert Hillman

JA

John Alvin

Jack Arnold

BC

Ben Corbett

Hanson