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A Dog of Flanders

  • 19351935
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 12m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
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Frankie Thomas and Lightning in A Dog of Flanders (1935)
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Tentative adaptation of Ouida's sentimental classic about a poor Flemish boy (Frankie Thomas) whose ambition is to become a painter.Tentative adaptation of Ouida's sentimental classic about a poor Flemish boy (Frankie Thomas) whose ambition is to become a painter.Tentative adaptation of Ouida's sentimental classic about a poor Flemish boy (Frankie Thomas) whose ambition is to become a painter.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
139
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
134,211
771
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    • Director
      • Edward Sloman
    • Writers
      • Ouida(novel)
      • Dorothy Yost(adaptation)
      • Ainsworth Morgan(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Frankie Thomas
      • O.P. Heggie
      • Helen Parrish
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    • Director
      • Edward Sloman
    • Writers
      • Ouida(novel)
      • Dorothy Yost(adaptation)
      • Ainsworth Morgan(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Frankie Thomas
      • O.P. Heggie
      • Helen Parrish
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    • 5User reviews
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    Frankie Thomas and Lightning in A Dog of Flanders (1935)
    Richard Quine and Frankie Thomas in A Dog of Flanders (1935)
    Helen Parrish, Josef Swickard, and Frankie Thomas in A Dog of Flanders (1935)
    Helen Parrish and Frankie Thomas in A Dog of Flanders (1935)
    O.P. Heggie and Christian Rub in A Dog of Flanders (1935)
    DeWitt Jennings and Josef Swickard in A Dog of Flanders (1935)
    Christian Rub in A Dog of Flanders (1935)
    Helen Parrish and Ann Shoemaker in A Dog of Flanders (1935)
    DeWitt Jennings and Ann Shoemaker in A Dog of Flanders (1935)
    Helen Parrish, Frankie Thomas, and Lightning in A Dog of Flanders (1935)
    Helen Parrish and Richard Quine in A Dog of Flanders (1935)
    Helen Parrish in A Dog of Flanders (1935)

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    Frankie Thomas
    Frankie Thomas
    • Nello Daas
    O.P. Heggie
    O.P. Heggie
    • Grandfather Jehan Daas
    Helen Parrish
    Helen Parrish
    • Maria Cogez
    DeWitt Jennings
    DeWitt Jennings
    • Carl Cogez
    Ann Shoemaker
    Ann Shoemaker
    • Frau Ilse Cogez
    Christian Rub
    Christian Rub
    • Hans
    Richard Quine
    Richard Quine
    • Pieter Vanderkloot
    Frank Reicher
    Frank Reicher
    • Herr Vanderkloot
    Nella Walker
    Nella Walker
    • Frau Vanderkloot
    Addison Richards
    Addison Richards
    • Herr Herden
    Josef Swickard
    Josef Swickard
    • Monsieur de LaTour
    Sarah Padden
    Sarah Padden
    • Frau Keller
    Harry Beresford
    Harry Beresford
    • Sacristan
    Lightning
    Lightning
    • Leopold, 'Leo' the dog
    Reginald Barlow
    Reginald Barlow
    • Official with Court Order
    • (uncredited)
    Elsa Janssen
    Elsa Janssen
    • The Cogez' Maid
    • (uncredited)
    Marcia Mae Jones
    Marcia Mae Jones
    • Little Girl at Party
    • (uncredited)
    Clarence Wilson
    Clarence Wilson
    • Antoine - Official with Court Order
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Edward Sloman
    • Writers
      • Ouida(novel)
      • Dorothy Yost(adaptation)
      • Ainsworth Morgan(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Nello Daas aspires to be an artist, like his idol, Peter Paul Rubens, whose painting he "visits" for inspiration in Antwerp Cathedral. The painting Nello sees in the film is Rubens' triptych, "The Descent from the Cross" (1612-1614). Other Rubens paintings in Antwerp Cathedral include "The Elevation (Raising) of the Cross" (1610-1611), also a triptych; and "The Assumption of the Virgin Mary" (1626), the Cathedral's altarpiece.
    • Quotes

      Nello Daas: [Nello and his grandfather encounter a man on the road who has beaten his dog and left him for dead; after the man leaves, Nello listens to the dog's breathing] I think he's only a little dead.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Patrasche: A Dog of Flanders, Made in Japan (2007)

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    7/10
    Nello and his dog
    I remember back in 1961 seeing David Ladd and Donald Crisp as young Nello and his grandfather in that version of A Dog Of Flanders and liking it very much. So I'm glad I finally got to see this most famous version of the story. Being from RKO Studio it hardly had the money put in it like the other one did which was I believe shot in the story's location of Belgium. In fact looking at the sets it kind of reminded me of sets from RKO's Anne Of Green Gables or Little Women. RKO like every other studio never built sets for one film. They got charming use out of them for this film.

    Nello is played here by Frankie Thomas who would go on to play all American boy types like Ted Nickerson in the Nancy Drew series, or the minister's son in One Foot In Heaven or the intrepid Tim Tyler in the Tim Tyler's Luck serial. A little younger here Thomas is both winning and refreshing. His scenes with the rich girl Helen Parrish are most appealing.

    Thomas has two passions, drawing and a German Shepherd dog he and Heggie took in after his cruel master left him for dead. He wants to enter an art contest with his sketches, but might not be able to afford the entry fee and they're so poor.

    This version of A Dog Of Flanders is now 80 years old, but it still pulls the heartstrings. There is a silent version of this story and a more recent one that 1961. Still Frankie Thomas's will moisten your eyes unless you're a statue.
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    • Release date
      • March 22, 1935 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • A Boy in Flanders
    • Filming locations
      • RKO Studios - 780 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • RKO Radio Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 12 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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