Bristle Face (1964)

8.0/10 92 min Drama Family TV Movie

Overview

In the rolling, wooded hills of Tennessee in the 1920s, a 14-year-old orphan, Jace, comes to town with his hound dog and tries to teach him to hunt. Bristle Face is unskilled, but he shows remarkable ability in tracking down foxes. Jace stays with a kindly shopkeeper who defends the boy and Bristle Face against the sheriff whom they have angered.

Cast

Brian Keith

Lue Swank

Phillip Alford

Jace Landers

Jeff Donnell

Mrs. Jarkey

Wallace Ford

Emory Packer

Parley Baer

Sheriff Rad Toler

Slim Pickens

Newt Pribble

George Lindsey

Hermie Chadron

Robert McQuain

Sud Pribble

Ray Teal

Justice Mackley

Paul E. Burns

Bailiff

Barbara Eiler

Poor Woman

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