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Hound-Dog Man

1959 · 87 min

A gentle, nostalgic coming-of-age tale with rustic charm and mild romantic entanglements.

Directed by
Don Siegel
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Tagline
The Fabulous Fabian In His First Motion Picture With That "Blue Denim" Girl!
Overview
A rustic drama set in the early 20th century, Hound Dog Man is the simple story of a young man, Spud Kinney constantly in hot water for disobeying his mother. The lad should be watching the family farm, but he falls in with his older brother, Clint, and his reckless buddy Blackie Scantling who take him hunting in hillbilly country. The boy falls in love with a beautiful mountain girl, while Blackie has his own fling with another attractive hillbilly maiden, Nita Stringer, and then becomes mixed up with an older, married woman, Sussie Bell.
How it feels
Warm, light, whimsical and romantic. Measured and easy to follow.
About
Coming-of-age, family, love, freedom
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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Directed by
Don Siegel
Genres
Comedy, Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • family
  • love
  • freedom
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour4
Realism7
Romance5
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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