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The Shaggy Dog (1959)

APPROVED 104 min  -  Family | Comedy | Fantasy  -   19 March 1959 (USA)
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Through an ancient spell, a boy changes into a sheepdog and back again. It seems to happen at inopportune times and the spell can only be broken by an act of bravery....

Director:

Charles Barton

Writers:

Bill Walsh (screenplay), Lillie Hayward (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Fred MacMurray ...
Jean Hagen Jean Hagen ...
Tommy Kirk ...
Annette Funicello ...
Tim Considine Tim Considine ...
Kevin Corcoran Kevin Corcoran ...
Cecil Kellaway Cecil Kellaway ...
Alexander Scourby Alexander Scourby ...
Roberta Shore Roberta Shore ...
James Westerfield James Westerfield ...
Strother Martin Strother Martin ...
Forrest Lewis Forrest Lewis ...
Ned Wever Ned Wever ...
Gordon Jones Gordon Jones ...
Captain Scanlon, Police Chief
Jacques Aubuchon ...
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Storyline

Through an ancient spell, a boy changes into a sheepdog and back again. It seems to happen at inopportune times and the spell can only be broken by an act of bravery.... Written by Anonymous  

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Plot Keywords:

Hero | Agent | Mailman | Transformation | Animal Driving Car  | See more »

Taglines:

"I was a Teen-age boy!" See more »

Genres:

Family | Comedy | Fantasy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Quelle vie de chien! See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Productions See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Aspect Ratio:

1.75 : 1
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Trivia

As a kind of product placement for Walt Disney's associate publisher Dell, a character is seen reading a comic book of Uncle Scrooge 18. This issue, cover-dated June 1957, features the Carl Barks-written adventure "Land of the Pygmy Indians." See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: Francesca says that Lucretia Borgia lived during the "Dark Ages"; she actually died in the early 16th century, during the Renaissance. See more »

Quotes

Buzz Miller: Great suffering cat!
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Soundtracks

"The Shaggy Dog"
Written by Hazel George (as Gil George) and Paul J. Smith (as Paul Smith) See more »