The Legend of Hillbilly John (1974)

Directors

John Newland

Cast

Hedges Capers, Susan Strasberg, Severn Darden, Percy Rodrigues, Denver Pyle, R.G. Armstrong, Harris Yulin, Val Avery, William Traylor, Sharon Henesy

The story

John (Hedges Capers), is an easygoing singer whose Grandpappy John (Denver Pyle) loses a fiery musical duel with the devil. Thereafter, John carries a magical silver-stringed guitar from one Appalachian community to the next, accompanied by a dog he calls “Honor Hound.” In one very long sequence, John escorts a dangerous man called Zebulon Yandro (Harris Yulin) to a meeting with Yandro’s ultimate fate. And in the most dynamic sequence, John duels with “Ugly Bird” atop Hark Mountain.

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