Audience Rating: G (General Audience) Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786302816594 Format: Black & White ISBN: 6302816599 Label: Warner Home Video Manufacturer: Warner Home Video Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Warner Home Video Release Date: 1993-12-13 Running Time: 94 Studio: Warner Home Video Theatrical Release Date: 1956-05-12
Brandon de Wilde and Walter Brennan star in the simple-and simply charming-story of a Mississippi swamp boy's discovery of an unusual dog who steals his heart, based on James Street's novel. Year: 1956 Director: William A. Wellman Starring: Walter Brennan, Phil Harris, Brandon De Wilde
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Customer Rating: Summary: Wonderful memories Comment: I was a little girl when my family saw this movie on a Friday night at the Drive-in theater when it was first released, way back when. The next morning Dad found a kennel in Santa Ana, CA that had basenji's and we went to check them out. Came home that day with a petite 6 month old red and white girl. 2 years later we added a Tri-colored boy to the family. I fell madly in love with them and always wanted one but could never afford the high price tag. Last summer I discovered the Basenji Rescue and Transport website on the internet and started watching for a red and white rescue basenji female. Thanksgiving Day "Gracie" came to live with my husband and I and we are in love. I still can't believe I have such a beautiful, sweet red girl on the end of the leash when we are out walking. Thank you BRAT and thank you "Goodbye My Lady" for opening up the world of Basenji's to us! I still watch this movie and am charmed by it just as I was all those many years ago. Customer Rating: Summary: Good-bye My Lady Comment: Great movie depicting the love shared between a boy and his dog. As always, Walter Brennon plays an excellent part as the boy's uncle and of how children should be raised and the shaping of a child's character. Customer Rating: Summary: Basenji Lover Comment: I saw this movie as a teenager in the mid 50's and fell in love with "Lady" the Basenji heroine of the movie; so much so that over twenty years later, while I was browsing a large mall's bookstore, my 12 year old daughter came running in to tell me the mall's pet shop "Has one of those dogs from Africa that you've told me about....you know, the ones that don't bark." I had never seen a Basenji "in the flesh" before, but an hour or so later we were walking out of the mall with the 'senji pup who became Star held under my daughter's coat to keep her out of the rain. That started a love affair that has now lasted nearly thirty years with the ashes of Star and four more of my beloved Basenjis scattered beneath a giant oak tree near where they used to love to run free. My current 'senji is a tri-color retired show champion, my hiking partner, backpacking partner and four wheeling partner and all 'round best friend....all thanks to "Goodbye My Lady". Customer Rating: Summary: One of the best "classic" dog films. Comment: Good-Bye My Lady is one of the best classic dog movies I've seen, along with The Bicuit Eater, A Dog of Flanders, and Old Yeller (I said classic so I'm not comparing recent movies like Shiloh, My Dog Skip, Fluke, Winn-Dixie, Benji, Beethoven, etc.). It's about a boy (Brandon de Wilde) who lives in a cabin with his Uncle Jesse Jackson (3-time Academy Award winner Walter Brennan) in the swamp in Pascagoula Mississippi. They come across a dog that's unlike anything they've seen, and, as in The Biscuit Eater, the boy tries to teach it to hunt birds, in this case with unexpected success. It turns out to be a valuable Basenji from Africa. The movie has plenty of humor and poignancy, with some great lessons to share with the whole family. It was produced by John Wayne's BATJAC company, and directed by William A. Wellman, who directed Wayne in Island In The Sky and The High And The Mighty.
Incidentally, several of the actors in Good-bye My Lady appeared in other John Wayne films. Phil Harris, who sang on Jack Benny's radio program and was the voice of the bear in Disney's The Jungle Book, appeared in The High And The Mighty, as did William Hopper, who later played private detective Paul Drake on Perry Mason. Brandon de Wilde played Wayne's son in In Harm's Way, and Walter Brennan co-starred with Wayne and Dean Martin in Rio Bravo. Customer Rating: Summary: Interesting Star, Average Movie Comment: While Goodbye, My Lady is not the pinnacle of Hollywood excellence, it is saved by the star of the movie. And it is not any of the human actors that steal the show, but a short, 20 pound actress (who just happens to be a dog). This is the story of Lady, a rare African Basenji, who has lost her way and comes upon the tender care of a boy nicknamed Skeeter. Skeeter,and his Uncle Jesse, are fascinated by the unique traits that Lady possesses that set her aside from all other dogs. She grooms herself like a cat, shows human-like emotions, runs like greased lightning, and is the oldest hunting dog on the planet. This film also features Sidney Portier in one of his first film roles. This film is worth a look for any dog fan. But if you are a Basenji owner (such as myself), you will appreciate the intricacies of the breed even more after seeing this movie. Enjoy!
