To Dance with the White Dog (1993) (TV)

Director:

Glenn Jordan

Writers (WGA):

Terry Kay (novel)
Susan Cooper (teleplay)

Release Date:

5 December 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

This is the touching story of an elderly widower trying to work through his grief. When Sam Peek's beloved wife...

Plot Keywords:

Dog | White Dog | Dog Actor | Wife And Husband Lead Actors | Based On Novel

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 8 nominations

Cast

Hume Cronyn	...	Robert Samuel Peek
Jessica Tandy	...	Cora Peek
Christine Baranski	...	Kate
Terry Beaver	...	Paul
Harley Cross	...	Bobby
Esther Rolle	...	Neelie
Frank Whaley	...	James
Amy Wright	...	Carrie
Dan Albright	...	Noah
Dan Biggers	...	Dr. Bennett
Lane Bradbury	...	Mildred Cook (as Janette Lane Bradbury)
Warde Q. Butler	...	Neal Lewis
David Dwyer	...	Holman
Ed Grady	...	Herman Morris
Bob Hannah	...	Clete Walton

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Americus, Georgia, USA

Company:

Signboard Hill Productions

Quotes:

Robert Samuel Peek: See my new friend?
Kate: Who?
Robert Samuel Peek: The dog out there.
Kate: I don't see any dog.

Movie Connections:

Version of Shiroi inu to warutsu wo (2002)

Willing to Continue the Perfect Marriage Allows It to Be So

As others have said so well, Hume & Jessica as Mr. Sam & Beloved Cora, make this little (but so important) movie to not only entertain the viewers, but to draw them in so closely, they dare not resist 'being' with the characters ... it would not do to simply observe this oh, so true-to-Life tale of true love that therein lasted 57 years; What they shared was so far beyond just "man meets woman" "falls in love" "raise a large family of willingly loving members" "then die" ... for we are invited-nay, demanded, to participate in the activities as well as the beautiful reminiscences relived in soft, vivid, "passionate reverie." ** The family interaction is so real, so wholesome, while being at once highly refined and quite humorous portrayals of our own brothers and sisters, complete with the squabbling, the joint concerns -- even the near neurotic imaginings and over-reactions, that remind us to never, ever simply react, but rather to determinedly intend to live our lives fully, while fully being just who we are -- really, down deep where we recognize how humble, yet proud of our family ties, we all need to be! What more do we live for? ** I absolutely loved this film and have converted it onto DVD so as to be better able to relive those dear moments again and again, as I too approach 57 years with my darling "best friend" and life companion. My parents were together 52 years (the 2nd marriage for mother, the first for dad) and my wife's parents continue in their 63rd very close years together. With examples like these, we wonder why the divorce rate could possibly be at 51% today ... as tragically it is.

SEE IT!! BELIEVE IT!!! LEARN AND LIVE IT!!!! DB