It's a tale as old as time immemorial: single travelling man sells dog to pay for son to get his voice back via an operation. When said op doesn't work and boy hates his pop for trading in his beloved pet, the man has to find a way to get his old pooch back. Hell hath no wrath like a mute kid separated from his beloved animal, after all.
Throw a very independent (for the time period) possible-love-interest lady who owns a nearby farm, and some rootin' tootin' crooks who'll stop at nothing to teach this new arrival some manners (they also happen to have his dog) and you have yourself a very fraught situation indeed. With this being a 50's western though, you can probably guess how it's gonna end at a time when Hollywood was pretty averse to taking risks...
A leisurely if not spectacular watch with good performances all round and a good bit of drama, The Proud Rebel eschews the usual genres staples of tense shoot-outs and fighting with Indians to concentrate mostly on the moving relationship between this determined man and his son, and well as throw in a bit of romance at the sidelines.
When I watched it (a rainy Sunday afternoon) is probably the best time; any other part of the day I might've thought it a bit too slight, but when you've got nothing better to do and the weather outside is foul, it hit the spot just perfect. 6/10.
Throw a very independent (for the time period) possible-love-interest lady who owns a nearby farm, and some rootin' tootin' crooks who'll stop at nothing to teach this new arrival some manners (they also happen to have his dog) and you have yourself a very fraught situation indeed. With this being a 50's western though, you can probably guess how it's gonna end at a time when Hollywood was pretty averse to taking risks...
A leisurely if not spectacular watch with good performances all round and a good bit of drama, The Proud Rebel eschews the usual genres staples of tense shoot-outs and fighting with Indians to concentrate mostly on the moving relationship between this determined man and his son, and well as throw in a bit of romance at the sidelines.
When I watched it (a rainy Sunday afternoon) is probably the best time; any other part of the day I might've thought it a bit too slight, but when you've got nothing better to do and the weather outside is foul, it hit the spot just perfect. 6/10.