Ron wrote --

"Call of the Wild" was the domesticated dog who was turned into a sled dog, and then went wild.
"White Fang" was the wild wolf/dog that was domesticated.

Well, I was close. :)
Joe
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Hello George Pope!

** On Wednesday 29.09.21 - 16:37, George Pope wrote to JOE MACKEY:

[...] I'm not sure if I want to try Old Yeller being as I
know it has a sad ending. . . (the guy ends up shooting
his beloved companion, to put him out of misery?)

Old Yeller developed rabies and could not be allowed to live
like that.

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George,

Old Yeller was a dog on a farm.

It was a Jack London novel. I'm not sure if I want to try Old Yeller being as I
know it has a sad ending. . . (the guy ends up shooting his beloved companion, to
put him out of misery?)

I saw where the young actor from Old Yeller had passed away.

Daryl

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Cyberpope wrote --

I'm not sure if I want to try Old Yeller being as know it has a sad ending.

Read yesterday Tommy Kirk, 79, who played the kid in the movie, died.
Joe


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Daryl Stout wrote to George Pope <=-

I saw where the young actor from Old Yeller had passed away.

That was the older boy - Tommy Kirk. He was a teen actor in many Disney flicks.

His younger "brother" was Kevin Corcoran, and he passed away in 2015.


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Cyberpope wrote --

I'm not sure if I want to try Old Yeller being as know it has a sad ending.

Read yesterday Tommy Kirk, 79, who played the kid in the movie, died.

YToo many dying every day these days --guess it's a mark of our expiraztion date
coming up, eh?

I don't know Tommy Kirk from Captain Kirk, but I'm still sad that an actor from such a well known & loved movie is gone. . .

Your friend,

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Hello George Pope!

** On Wednesday 29.09.21 - 16:37, George Pope wrote to JOE MACKEY:

[...] I'm not sure if I want to try Old Yeller being as I
know it has a sad ending. . . (the guy ends up shooting
his beloved companion, to put him out of misery?)

Old Yeller developed rabies and could not be allowed to live
like that.

Ok, so the ending is more bittersweet than sad?

Kind action, but sad to lose one's lifelong pal?

Maybe I'll try it -- I developed an allergy reading "Where The Red Ferns Grow"

Your friend,

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Hello George Pope!

** On Sunday 10.10.21 - 12:09, George Pope wrote to August Abolins:

Ok, so the ending is more bittersweet than sad?

Kind action, but sad to lose one's lifelong pal?

That's just about how it goes. It was the 1st film I saw in
theatre. I cried a bunch near the end. But the story is
pretty good about a loyal dog.

Maybe I'll try it -- I developed an allergy reading "Where
The Red Ferns Grow"

LOL

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Cyherpope wrote --

I don't know Tommy Kirk from Captain Kirk, but I'm still sad that an actor from such a well known & loved movie is gone. . .

He was a child actor with Disney in the '50s and '60s. Once he outgrew
"the cute kid" phase he drifted off into other things.
So often actors are type cast and once they out grow that role they are
cast aside for the next one. Few go from child actor to adult actor with
ease.
The same with others, once their looks depart they are cast aside,
unless they do character parts.
Character actors are the longest lasting ones, who can do any number of roles.
Joe



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George,

I don't know Tommy Kirk from Captain Kirk, but I'm still sad that an
actor from such a well known & loved movie is gone. . .

As for William Shatner, I thought he was better doing commercials for "Priceline". <G>

Daryl

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Hello George Pope!

** On Sunday 10.10.21 - 12:09, George Pope wrote to August Abolins:

Ok, so the ending is more bittersweet than sad?

Kind action, but sad to lose one's lifelong pal?

That's just about how it goes. It was the 1st film I saw in
theatre. I cried a bunch near the end. But the story is
pretty good about a loyal dog.

Is the movie good itself, or am I better to find the book first?

Your friend,

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Cyberpope, Bishop of ROM
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Cyherpope wrote --

I don't know Tommy Kirk from Captain Kirk, but I'm still sad that an actor from such a well known & loved movie is gone. . .

He was a child actor with Disney in the '50s and '60s. Once he outgrew "the cute kid" phase he drifted off into other things.
So often actors are type cast and once they out grow that role they are cast aside for the next one. Few go from child actor to adult actor with ease.
The same with others, once their looks depart they are cast aside,
unless they do character parts.
Character actors are the longest lasting ones, who can do any number of roles.

I only wat6ch sitcoms now where the main cast understand method acting (they are IN the character & scene as if they weren't just acting)

I find anything produced by Chuck Lorere is especially good at this - te dialogue & other interactions are always on point. I delight in noticing microexpressions by those not even in the dialogue that reflect what I'd see in the room if this was real.

I expect some effort to go into my entertainment, or no thank you. . . I'll read instead. . .

Your friend,

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George,

I don't know Tommy Kirk from Captain Kirk, but I'm still sad that an actor from such a well known & loved movie is gone. . .

As for William Shatner, I thought he was better doing commercials for "Priceline". <G>

Can't be worsr than his ones for the Cpap cleaner he does now.

I liked him in Star Trek. . .

Your friend,

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Is the movie good itself, or am I better to find the book first?

I haven't read the book. I hear that the film changed some
things around. But I read elsewhere that the general consensus
is that the book has much more stuff going on is more
interesting.


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Is the movie good itself, or am I better to find the book first?

I haven't read the book. I hear that the film changed some
things around. But I read elsewhere that the general consensus
is that the book has much more stuff going on is more
interesting.

Sounds like I could go either way, depending which I come across first. . .

Your friend,

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Is the movie good itself, or am I better to find the book first?

I haven't read the book. I hear that the film changed some
things around. But I read elsewhere that the general consensus
is that the book has much more stuff going on is more
interesting.

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Your friend,

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Another dog-based tearjerker, for some, is "8 Below."
Your friend,

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