This is another adaption of a TV drama redone for the big screen and starring Ernest Borgnine. On a vacation with wife Bethel Leslie and son Kevin Corcoran, Borgnine is called by his sister June Blair to return to work, ordered with threats by boss David Brian. Borgnine and Corcoran have just set up a rabbit trap and have left it empty for the evening when the news reaches them. They must rush back to the city so Borgnine does not lose his job, and this creates a slight family conflict and tension at the office, leading Borgnine to wonder why he was so available to his boss's demands without considering his son's feelings. Blair also come to terms with her own feelings over the office politics and makes a decision that upsets the family.
A simple plotline guides something that is much more complex, guided with a commanding but gentle performance by Borgnine and a strong almost ruthless performance by Brian. Little Kevin Corcoran decides that he can't chance weaving a rabbit in the trap to die and heads back to the camp, nearly stopped by a well-meaning but nosy woman on the bus.
The buildup of emotion and strength in Borgnine erupts to him finally getting the courage to stand up for himself for fairness and for family loyalty, risking a lot in the first place. Brian isn't a complete monster as a boss, rushed while under tension from the client instruction for, and certain keywords that he uses are important in helping him face the error of his ways as Borgnine sets out to find some true principles and use those to guide his son in his growing up. As the plot develops, the rabbit trap becomes a metaphor for several of the characters, and Borgnine goes out of his way to be freed from his own trap.
A simple plotline guides something that is much more complex, guided with a commanding but gentle performance by Borgnine and a strong almost ruthless performance by Brian. Little Kevin Corcoran decides that he can't chance weaving a rabbit in the trap to die and heads back to the camp, nearly stopped by a well-meaning but nosy woman on the bus.
The buildup of emotion and strength in Borgnine erupts to him finally getting the courage to stand up for himself for fairness and for family loyalty, risking a lot in the first place. Brian isn't a complete monster as a boss, rushed while under tension from the client instruction for, and certain keywords that he uses are important in helping him face the error of his ways as Borgnine sets out to find some true principles and use those to guide his son in his growing up. As the plot develops, the rabbit trap becomes a metaphor for several of the characters, and Borgnine goes out of his way to be freed from his own trap.