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Director:
Don Chaffey
Writers:
Eleanor Atkinson (book)
Robert Westerby (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
17 July 1961 (USA) more
Genre:
Family | Drama more
Tagline:
The true story of a dog.
Plot:
Scotland 1865. An old shepherd and his little Skye terrier go to Edinburgh. But when the shepherd dies of pneumonia... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
The Greatest Dog Of All Time ( And a good movie) more

Cast

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Donald Crisp ... James Brown
Laurence Naismith ... Mr. Traill
Alex Mackenzie ... Old Jock
Duncan Macrae ... Sgt. Davie Maclean
Gordon Jackson ... Farmer
Freda Jackson ... Old woman caretaker
Joyce Carey ... First Lady
Jameson Clark ... Constable
Bruce Seton
Hamish Wilson ... Hamish
Andrew Cruickshank ... Lord Provost
Rosalie Crutchley ... Farmer's wife
Moultrie Kelsall ... Magistrate
Vincent Winter ... Tammy
Jack Lambert ... Doctor
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Additional Details

Runtime:
USA:87 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
Filming Locations:
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Being a dog, Bobby couldn't be buried in consecrated ground in the Kirkyard. Instead, he is buried under a triangular area of land just inside the Kirkyard gates; a little distance from the grave of Auld Jock. more
Movie Connections:
Remade as Greyfriars Bobby (2005) more

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17 out of 17 people found the following comment useful:-
The Greatest Dog Of All Time ( And a good movie), 8 December 2004
Author: Tim Pace from West Mids UK

I love movies, I also love Dogs so I had a head start with this one. However I have always been a fan of this little dog. Although not exactly a documentary ( Jock was in real life a policeman not a shepeard). But the basic tale is true as far as I know, and is a true adaptation of the book. The acting is superb, the sets are wonderful and have captured Victorian Scotland superbly. If like me you cry at animal tales then get the tissues out, sit back and have your faith restored as to why the Dog is the greatest creature on Earth. And truly Man's best pal. If you feel moved enough you could even visit Scotland and see the gravestone that bobby sheltered from the rain under and his collar is still in one of the museums.

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