Smoke (1970)

As a teenager has difficulty coping with his mother's remarriage, he finds and nurses back to health a German Shepherd, but keeps him a secret for fear that his stepfather would return him to his original owner.

Director:

Vincent McEveety

Writers:

William Corbin (book), John Furia (teleplay) (as John Furia Jr.)

Stars:

Earl Holliman, Ron Howard, Jacqueline Scott

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Earl Holliman	...	Cal Finch
Ron Howard	...	Chris (as Ronny Howard)
Jacqueline Scott	...	Fran Fitch
Shug Fisher	...	Leroy
Andy Devine	...	Mr. Stone
Pamelyn Ferdin	...	Susie
Kelly Thordsen	...	Mr. Horn

Storyline

Fourteen-year-old Chris is haunted by the death of his father and resentful of his stepfather Cal. He befriends a lost dog and names it Smoke, but tries to keep it a secret for fear Cal will take the dog away.

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Plot Keywords:

girl in very short dress or skirt | girl in a notably short outfit | 1970s | 14 year old | 14 year old boy | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Family | Drama

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Certificate:

Unrated

Did You Know?

Quotes

Chris: [Angrily to his mother and Cal when he realizes he has to give up Smoke] You think that one dog is just as good as another just like one husband is just as good as another.

User Reviews

Stepfather issues

Earl Holliman and Jacqueline Scott star in this Disney TV film as a fairly new married couple.. Scott has brought her two children Ron Howard and Pamela Ferdin to the marriage and Holliman has stepfather issues with both.

A stray and injured German Shepherd that Howard names Smoke has arrived on the sheep ranch they live on and Holliman doesn't want a strange dog on the place, It's the basis for the conflict between Howard and Holliman.

Smoke is a decent enough bog and dog story and the players do well enough by their roles.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 February 1970 (USA)

Also Known As:

Smoke - Sein bester Freund

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Productions, Walt Disney Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1