BoardChiri
Bad Acting and worse Bad Screenplay
Hadrina
The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful
Tayloriona
Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.
tambais
To all who love SEQUIOA, you have great taste in good ol' films. By now, you all know TNT has shown it in '08, and it IS available on VHS (got it some years ago). Growing up in N.J., it was on the TV all the time; out here in California, it was shown back in the '80's at an "old movie" theater with Jean Parker's name headlining the marquee. I also have the Vance Hoyt book--quite good, but the girl is a guy. For the record, if the archives of my memory are still intact, the movie was filmed over a period of 2 years (was Jean's first(?), but not the first released, obviously), so that the real cub and fawn could grow together naturally. The nature shots in the beginning alone could very well have been inspiration for many of Walt's later doc's...who knows???
rennie1950
I saw this movie once, on television, back in the late 1950s, when I was in elementary school. The story, about a girl who adopts an orphaned puma cub and a fawn, then raises them to be friends, was fascinating. Despite the movie's age (it was already over twenty years old when I saw it) the story was moving without being sentimental and exciting without being overly violent. I have searched for any existing print on VHS tape or DVD, only to find that none apparently exists. The movie was based on a book of the same title, which I now own, by Vance Joseph Hoyt, published by Grosset & Dunlap in 1931. If it is true that no print still exists then I think it would be a very good idea to re-make it!
enkiduu
This movie is a real treasure form my childhood. I remember watching it as the morning movie on San Francisco's Channel 7 while curled up next to my mother when I was about 4 r 5. To this day I think my love for wild animals and sense of loyalty stem from this movie. The theme I hold most dear from the movie is that natural enemies can become friends when both are nurtured with love. I think this movie's message is more timely now than ever before.This movie reminds me of how man gems have been made in Hollywood only to be lost with the passage of time. Maybe Channel 7 still has a print. It is worth contacting them to ask.Also, my wife is from Japan and has not had the chance to see Sequoia so I hope it becomes available on DVD so I can share it with her.
bmarquardt
I saw this move as a young teenager in the 1950's. As I remember it, it was a great movie and I would like to be able to purchase a home version of it in VHS or DVD. I do not remember whether the movie was in color or black and white. I think this kind of movie would be valued by adults and young today even more than it was back then. I did not realize that this movie was made in the 30's. If it should ever become available to the public, I would like to have this brought to my attention. Thank you for the opportunity to express may opinion on this film. I remember two movies from my childhood that seem to stick in my mind. They are this movie and Desperate Search.
