The Voice of Bugle Ann (1936)

The countrymen in the hills of Missouri take the hounds on night fox hunts. This goes on until Jacob Terry comes into the county and decides to raise sheep and install a woven wire fence. ... See full summary »

Director:

Richard Thorpe

Writers:

Harvey Gates (screen play), Samuel Hoffenstein (screen play)

Stars:

Lionel Barrymore, Maureen O'Sullivan, Eric Linden

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Lionel Barrymore	...	Spring Davis
Maureen O'Sullivan	...	Camden Terry
Eric Linden	...	Benjy Davis
Dudley Digges	...	Jacob Terry
Spring Byington	...	Ma Davis
Charley Grapewin	...	Cal Royster
Henry Wadsworth	...	Bake Royster
William Newell	...	Mr. Tanner
James Macklin	...	Del Royster
Jonathan Hale	...	District Attorney
Frederick Burton	...	The Warden

Storyline

The countrymen in the hills of Missouri take the hounds on night fox hunts. This goes on until Jacob Terry comes into the county and decides to raise sheep and install a woven wire fence. This upsets the neighbors since the dogs would not harm the sheep and they will be hurt running into the fence at night. Jacobs vows to shoot any dogs or people that he finds on his land. But Bengy Davis is in love with Camden Terry and that alone causes problems. But when the hound, Bugle Ann is missing one night, both sides are out with guns to settle the score.

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Plot Keywords:

dog | sheep | missouri | false accusation | murder | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Passed

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 February 1936 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ein Schrei in der Nacht

Filming Locations:

Burbank, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

72 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Lionel Barrymore's character is named Spring Davis, whose wife is played by Spring Byington.

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Soundtracks

There's No Two Ways About It
(1936) (uncredited)
Music by Jimmy McHugh
Lyrics by Harold Adamson

User Reviews

"Spring, you're so plumb crazy over that hound you make me sick!"

Charming story about Missouri farmer Spring Davis (Lionel Barrymore) who has a beloved foxhound named Bugle Ann. When anti-social neighbor Jacob Terry (Dudley Digges) decides to put up barbed wire to prevent the foxhounds from running on his property, it creates bad blood between the two old men. Eventually the conflict leads to bloodshed. To add to the drama, Davis' son (Eric Linden) and Terry's daughter (Maureen O'Sullivan) fall in love.

Sentimental drama, a bit of a tearjerker at times, carried largely by Barrymore in a characteristically likable turn. Dudley Digges is also good in a completely different way as a totally hissable villain whose only redeeming quality is that his daughter is played by the adorable Maureen O'Sullivan. Weak-voiced Eric Linden does a decent job. Also fine in supporting roles are Spring Byington and Charley Grapewin. It's a very entertaining movie. Some of the revelations late in the movie are eye roll-worthy but this isn't the type of film you watch for the plot. I can't imagine any fans of Barrymore not liking this one.