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 as Lue Swank
- Phillip Alford as Jace Landers
- Jeff Donnell as Mrs. Jarkey
- Wallace Ford as Emory Packer
- Parley Baer as Sheriff Rad Toler
- Slim Pickens as Newt Pribble
- George Lindsey as Hermie Chadron
- Robert McQuain as Sud Pribble
- Ray Teal as Justice Mackley
- Paul E. Burns as Bailiff