Baker's Hawk

Baker's Hawk is a 1976 American western adventure film starring Clint Walker, Burl Ives, Diane Baker, Lee H. Montgomery and Alan Young which is based on the novel of the same name by Jack Bickham.^[2]

Plot summary

During the summer of 1876, young Billy Baker finds an injured baby hawk and subsequently befriends an old hermit. Because the old man shares his remote mountain homestead with various animals in need of attention, many of the townspeople have labelled him as "crazy". When the townspeople start assuming that he and certain other newcomers are a threat to the safety of the community, they begin an effort to oust these tramps.

In an attempt to stern the tide of vigilante activities, Billy's father is persuaded by the local sheriff to act as temporary deputy, and Billy makes some important discoveries about prejudice, responsibility, courage and friendship.

Cast

• Clint Walker as Dan Baker
• Burl Ives as Mr. McGraw
• Diane Baker as Jenny Baker
• Lee H. Montgomery as Billy Baker
• Alan Young as Mr. Paul Carson
• Bruce M. Fischer as Blacksmith
• Cam Clarke as Morrie Carson
• Danny Bonaduce as Robertson

Production and release

Baker's Hawk began four weeks of location shooting in the mountains of Provo, Utah on July 19, 1976 and production continued in Burbank, California.

The film was released in 300 movie theaters across the United States and Canada on December 22, 1976.

Twenty years after the film's release, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) accused J.J. Dayton and Associates and Dayton Family Films of using Baker's Hawk and other Doty-Dayton films to misrepresent the company's film history to potential investors. The FTC also accused the companies of lying about Lyman D. Dayton's film awards, including the claim that Baker's Hawk won the Motion Picture Association of America's award for best picture of 1977.

References

External links

• Baker's Hawk on IMDb
• Baker's Hawk at AllMovie
• Baker's Hawk at the American Film Institute Catalog