Baker's Hawk

Baker's Hawk
Baker's Hawk
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Lyman D. Dayton
Written by	Dan Greer; Hal Harrison Jr.
Produced by	Lyman D. Dayton
Starring	Clint Walker; Burl Ives; Diane Baker; Lee H. Montgomery; Alan Young
Cinematography	Bernie Abramson
Edited by	Parkie Singh
Music by	Lex de Azevedo
Production; companies	Doty-Dayton Production; Baker's Hawk Ltd.
Distributed by	Doty-Dayton Releasing
Release date	December 22, 1976;
Running time	98 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$1.3 million

Baker's Hawk is a 1976 American Western film directed by Lyman D. Dayton and starring Clint Walker, Burl Ives, Diane Baker, Lee H. Montgomery and Alan Young. It is based on the 1974 novel of the same name by Jack Bickham.^[2]

Plot summary

During the summer of 1876, 12-year-old Billy Baker finds an injured baby hawk and subsequently befriends an old hermit in hopes that he can heal the injured bird. Because the old man shares his remote mountain homestead with various sick or injured 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 prevent the vigilantes from getting out of control, Billy's father, Dan Baker, is persuaded by the local sheriff to volunteer as a temporary unpaid 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.

References

^ Baker's Hawk production details, American Film Institute Retrieved 2017-09-20.
^ Baker's Hawk production details, American Film Institute Retrieved 2017-09-20.

External links

Baker's Hawk at IMDb
Baker's Hawk at AllMovie
Baker's Hawk at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

[1] Baker's Hawk production details, American Film Institute Retrieved 2017-09-20.

[2] Baker's Hawk production details, American Film Institute Retrieved 2017-09-20.

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