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The original book was published in 1949, several years before Gipson's better known ''[[Old Yeller]]''.<ref>Coon-huntin' Pictured for Caveman Cult: HOUND-DOG MAN. By Fred Gipson. Harper. 247 pp. $2.50. S.N.. The Washington Post 30 Jan 1949: B7.</ref> |
The original book was published in 1949, several years before Gipson's better known ''[[Old Yeller]]''.<ref>Coon-huntin' Pictured for Caveman Cult: HOUND-DOG MAN. By Fred Gipson. Harper. 247 pp. $2.50. S.N.. The Washington Post 30 Jan 1949: B7.</ref> |
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Gipson said when he started writing he intended it to be "a short semi fact article for a men's magazine" but that it "just grew and grew. I was writing about real people straight out of my childhood and I couldn't seem to get them stopped and finally wound up with a complete novel."<ref name="fred">THE STORY THE STORYTELLER TOLD: The Storyteller's Story By FRED GIPSON. New York Times 13 May 1962: BR21. </ref> |
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Gipson said reaction to the novel "was sometimes gratifying and sometimes bewilderingly unpleasant... It was just a book of little boys on a coon hunt."<ref name="fred"/> |
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==Production== |
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===Development=== |
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⚫ | In 1952 [[Ida Lupino]] expressed interest in obtaining the film rights, as a possible vehicle for [[Robert Mitchum]].<ref>Looking at Hollywood: Ida Lupino Writes Film Story About Embittered GI Hopper, Hedda. Chicago Daily Tribune 30 Jan 1952: a2.</ref><ref>Looking at Hollywood: Jean Simmons Keeps Faith as Trouper Despite Law Spat HEDDA HOPPER'S STAFF. Chicago Daily Tribune 9 July 1952: a2.</ref> |
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[[20th Century Fox]] bought the film rights in March 1958 following the success of the film of ''Old Yeller''.<ref>PASSING PICTURE SCENE By A. H. WEILER. New York Times (1923-Current file) [New York, N.Y] 23 Mar 1958: X5.</ref> It was assigned to prolific producer Jerry Wald and director Don Siegel. [[Ricky Nelson]], Lyndsay Crosby, and [[David Ladd]] were mentioned early on as possible stars, along with Stuart Whitman, who did wind up playing the title role.<ref>Jerry Wald Will Produce Tom Sawyer Type Film Hopper, Hedda. Chicago Daily Tribune 17 Feb 1959: b2</ref> [[Tuesday Weld]] was at one stage mentioned as a possible female lead.<ref>Gina Signed for 'The Image Maker' Hopper, Hedda. Los Angeles Times 15 June 1959: C14.</ref> |
[[20th Century Fox]] bought the film rights in March 1958 following the success of the film of ''Old Yeller''.<ref>PASSING PICTURE SCENE By A. H. WEILER. New York Times (1923-Current file) [New York, N.Y] 23 Mar 1958: X5.</ref> It was assigned to prolific producer Jerry Wald and director Don Siegel. [[Ricky Nelson]], Lyndsay Crosby, and [[David Ladd]] were mentioned early on as possible stars, along with Stuart Whitman, who did wind up playing the title role.<ref>Jerry Wald Will Produce Tom Sawyer Type Film Hopper, Hedda. Chicago Daily Tribune 17 Feb 1959: b2</ref> [[Tuesday Weld]] was at one stage mentioned as a possible female lead.<ref>Gina Signed for 'The Image Maker' Hopper, Hedda. Los Angeles Times 15 June 1959: C14.</ref> |
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The movie eventually became a starring vehicle for Fabian, who had released a series of hit singles. 20th Century Fox had enjoyed success launching pop stars [[Elvis Presley]] and [[Pat Boone]] into film careers and thought they could do the same with Fabian.<ref name="Thomas">Thomas Doherty, ''Teenagers And Teenpics: Juvenilization Of American Movies'', Temple University Press, 2010 p 175-176</ref> He was paid $35,000 for ten weeks work.<ref>$250,000-a-Year Fabian Income Startles Judge Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 18 July 1959: 8.</ref> |
The movie eventually became a starring vehicle for Fabian, who had released a series of hit singles. 20th Century Fox had enjoyed success launching pop stars [[Elvis Presley]] and [[Pat Boone]] into film careers and thought they could do the same with Fabian.<ref name="Thomas">Thomas Doherty, ''Teenagers And Teenpics: Juvenilization Of American Movies'', Temple University Press, 2010 p 175-176</ref> He was paid $35,000 for ten weeks work.<ref>$250,000-a-Year Fabian Income Startles Judge Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 18 July 1959: 8.</ref> |
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Wald tried to get [[Jayne Mansfield]] to play the part of a blousy barmaid but was unsuccessful.<ref>Looking at Hollywood: Seek Gardner McKay for 'Live Wire' Role Hopper, Hedda. Chicago Daily Tribune |
Wald tried to get [[Jayne Mansfield]] to play the part of a blousy barmaid but was unsuccessful.<ref>Looking at Hollywood: Seek Gardner McKay for 'Live Wire' Role Hopper, Hedda. Chicago Daily Tribune 22 July 1959: a4.</ref> |
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Dodie Stevens was cast because Wald's teenage sons liked her song "[[Pink Shoe Laces]]".<ref>Jerry Wald Tells How to Make Three Pictures Simultaneously By MURRAY SCHUMACH Special to The New York Times 28 July 1959: 24.</ref> |
Dodie Stevens was cast because Wald's teenage sons liked her song "[[Pink Shoe Laces]]".<ref>Jerry Wald Tells How to Make Three Pictures Simultaneously By MURRAY SCHUMACH Special to The New York Times 28 July 1959: 24.</ref> |
Revision as of 11:51, 14 April 2019
Hound-Dog Man | |
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Directed by | Don Siegel |
Written by | Winston Miller Fred Gipson |
Produced by | Jerry Wald |
Starring | Fabian Stuart Whitman Carol Lynley Arthur O'Connell |
Cinematography | Charles G. Clarke |
Edited by | Louis Loeffler |
Music by | Cyril J. Mockridge |
Production company | A Company of Artists |
Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release date |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $1,045,000[1] |
Hound-Dog Man is a 1959 film directed by Don Siegel, based on the 1947 novel by Fred Gipson, and starring Fabian, Carol Lynley, and Stuart Whitman.
Plot
In 1912, Clint McKinney and his younger brother Spud talk their father Aaron into letting them go on a hunting trip with their older friend, the womanizing Blackie Scantling. Aaron agrees despite the reluctance of his wife Cora.
Cast
- Fabian as Clint McKinnet
- Stuart Whitman as Blackie Scantling
- Carol Lynley as Dony Wallace
- Arthur O'Connell as Aaron McKinney
- Dodie Stevens as Nita Stringer
- Betty Field as Cora McKinney
- Royal Dano as Fiddling Tom Waller
- Margo Moore as Susie Bell Payson
- Claude Akins as Hog Peyson
- Edgar Buchanan as Doc Cole
- Jane Darwell as Grandma Wilson
- L.Q. Jones as Dave Wilson
- Virginia Gregg as Amy Waller
- Dennis Holmes as Spud McKinney
- Rachel Stephens as Rachel Wilson
As of August 7, 2018, the three principal players, Fabian, Stuart Whitman, and Carol Lynley are still alive.
Original novel
Author | Fred Gipson |
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Country | USA |
Language | English |
Genre | coming of age |
Publisher | Harper and Brothers |
Publication date | 1949 |
The original book was published in 1949, several years before Gipson's better known Old Yeller.[2]
Gipson said when he started writing he intended it to be "a short semi fact article for a men's magazine" but that it "just grew and grew. I was writing about real people straight out of my childhood and I couldn't seem to get them stopped and finally wound up with a complete novel."[3]
Gipson said reaction to the novel "was sometimes gratifying and sometimes bewilderingly unpleasant... It was just a book of little boys on a coon hunt."[3]
Production
Development
In 1952 Ida Lupino expressed interest in obtaining the film rights, as a possible vehicle for Robert Mitchum.[4][5]
20th Century Fox bought the film rights in March 1958 following the success of the film of Old Yeller.[6] It was assigned to prolific producer Jerry Wald and director Don Siegel. Ricky Nelson, Lyndsay Crosby, and David Ladd were mentioned early on as possible stars, along with Stuart Whitman, who did wind up playing the title role.[7] Tuesday Weld was at one stage mentioned as a possible female lead.[8]
The movie eventually became a starring vehicle for Fabian, who had released a series of hit singles. 20th Century Fox had enjoyed success launching pop stars Elvis Presley and Pat Boone into film careers and thought they could do the same with Fabian.[9] He was paid $35,000 for ten weeks work.[10]
Wald tried to get Jayne Mansfield to play the part of a blousy barmaid but was unsuccessful.[11]
Dodie Stevens was cast because Wald's teenage sons liked her song "Pink Shoe Laces".[12]
Shooting
Filming took place in August–September 1959.
LQ Jones later recalled that Fabian "was not that talented as an actor, but he worked hard and was just a nice person."[13]
Songs
"Hound Dog Man" | ||||
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Single by Fabian Forte | ||||
Released | 16 November 1959 | |||
Recorded | 1959 | |||
Genre | Rock and roll | |||
Length | 2:10 | |||
Label | Chancellor Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Doc Pomus Mort Shuman | |||
Producer(s) | Peter De Angelis | |||
Fabian Forte singles chronology | ||||
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"This Friendly World" | ||||
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Single by Fabian Forte | ||||
Released | 23 November 1959 | |||
Recorded | 1959 | |||
Genre | Rock and roll | |||
Length | 2:00 | |||
Label | Chancellor Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Ken Darby | |||
Producer(s) | Peter De Angelis | |||
Fabian Forte singles chronology | ||||
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The movie featured the following songs:
- "Hound Dog Man" (by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman) performed by Fabian
- "I'm Growin' Up" (by Robert P. Marcucci and Peter De Angelis) performed by Fabian and Dennis Holmes, while Stuart Whitman whistles
- "Single" (by Robert P. Marcucci and Peter De Angelis) performed by Fabian, Whitman and Dennis Holmes
- "This Friendly World" (by Robert P. Marcucci and Peter De Angelis) performed by Fabian
- "Pretty Little Girl" (by Robert P. Marcucci and Peter De Angelis) performed by Fabian and men's chorus at the barn dance
- "What Big Boy" (by Sol Ponti and Frankie Avalon) performed by Dodie Stevens
- "Hay Foot, Straw-Foot" (by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman) performed by square dance caller Fenton Jones
Another song was cut from the film - "Got the Feeling" (by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman) sung by Fabian.
"Hound Dog Man" was a hit single, reaching number 9 on the US charts. "This Friendly World" reached number 12.[14]
Reception
The film had its world premiere in Monroe, Louisiana, on 27 October 1959.[15] The film was not a commercial success, failing to make the Variety list of films that earned $1 million or more in rentals for 1959.[16]
Fox executives later put this down to public rejection of Fabian, in particular the fact that his fans were very young and not ticket-buying teenagers.[9]
However, Fox later found Fabian could be effective in supporting roles of major stars for the studios, such as John Wayne in North to Alaska and Bing Crosby in High Time.
Fabian later reflected in 1971 "it was a good story with a great cast... but "Hound Dog Man"?"[17]
References
- ^ Aubrey Solomon, Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History, Scarecrow Press, 1989 p253
- ^ Coon-huntin' Pictured for Caveman Cult: HOUND-DOG MAN. By Fred Gipson. Harper. 247 pp. $2.50. S.N.. The Washington Post 30 Jan 1949: B7.
- ^ a b THE STORY THE STORYTELLER TOLD: The Storyteller's Story By FRED GIPSON. New York Times 13 May 1962: BR21.
- ^ Looking at Hollywood: Ida Lupino Writes Film Story About Embittered GI Hopper, Hedda. Chicago Daily Tribune 30 Jan 1952: a2.
- ^ Looking at Hollywood: Jean Simmons Keeps Faith as Trouper Despite Law Spat HEDDA HOPPER'S STAFF. Chicago Daily Tribune 9 July 1952: a2.
- ^ PASSING PICTURE SCENE By A. H. WEILER. New York Times (1923-Current file) [New York, N.Y] 23 Mar 1958: X5.
- ^ Jerry Wald Will Produce Tom Sawyer Type Film Hopper, Hedda. Chicago Daily Tribune 17 Feb 1959: b2
- ^ Gina Signed for 'The Image Maker' Hopper, Hedda. Los Angeles Times 15 June 1959: C14.
- ^ a b Thomas Doherty, Teenagers And Teenpics: Juvenilization Of American Movies, Temple University Press, 2010 p 175-176
- ^ $250,000-a-Year Fabian Income Startles Judge Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 18 July 1959: 8.
- ^ Looking at Hollywood: Seek Gardner McKay for 'Live Wire' Role Hopper, Hedda. Chicago Daily Tribune 22 July 1959: a4.
- ^ Jerry Wald Tells How to Make Three Pictures Simultaneously By MURRAY SCHUMACH Special to The New York Times 28 July 1959: 24.
- ^ "LQ Jones". Psychotronic Video (21 ed.). 1995. p. 50.
- ^ Fabian Forte Discography at Fabianforte.net
- ^ Motion Picture daily. 29 September 1959 https://archive.org/details/motionpicturedai86unse/page/n459?q=%22hound+dog+man%22.
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(help) - ^ "1959: Probable Domestic Take", Variety, 6 January 1960 p 34
- ^ "Hollywood Hold That Tiger". Cash Box. 18 December 1971. p. 14.