Film School: White Dog

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Samuel Fuller's final Hollywood film, White Dog was misunderstood and shelved for too long. Now its anti-racist message still stands strong.

! This is a column focused on movie history and all the stars, filmmakers, events, laws and, yes, movies that helped write it. Film School is a place to learn—no homework required.from French author Romain Gary. The bestselling novel told the story of a dog trained by a racist to kill Black people, and a Black trainer’s efforts to reprogram it. Complex and incendiary, the project rattled through numerous directors and producers on its way towards fruition. Years passed.

Driving home one night, struggling actress Julie accidentally runs over a dog. She takes it to the vet and pays for its medical treatment, then decides to keep it at her L.A. home while she tries to find its owner. After the dog saves her from an intruder, gratitude leads her to form a profound bond with the creature that has fallen into her life.

And yet his message is inescapably bleak. The final scene sees Keys succeed in his mission to deprogram the dog. But just as he, Julie and Keys’ colleague Carruthers are celebrating, the dog turns tail and mauls Carruthers—who is white—to death.

 

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