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Banjo

  • 19471947
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 8m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
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Sharyn Moffett, Una O'Connor, Walter Reed, Jacqueline White, and Banjo the Dog in Banjo (1947)
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9-year-old Georgia girl and her dog are sent to live with her aunt in Boston.9-year-old Georgia girl and her dog are sent to live with her aunt in Boston.9-year-old Georgia girl and her dog are sent to live with her aunt in Boston.
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
206
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
114,808
49,455
  • Director
    • Richard Fleischer
  • Writer
    • Lillie Hayward(original story)
  • Stars
    • Sharyn Moffett
    • Jacqueline White
    • Walter Reed
Top credits
  • Director
    • Richard Fleischer
  • Writer
    • Lillie Hayward(original story)
  • Stars
    • Sharyn Moffett
    • Jacqueline White
    • Walter Reed
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    • 6User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Sharyn Moffett, Una O'Connor, and Jacqueline White in Banjo (1947)
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    Sharyn Moffett and Banjo the Dog in Banjo (1947)
    Sharyn Moffett in Banjo (1947)
    Sharyn Moffett and Jacqueline White in Banjo (1947)
    Theron Jackson, Howard Louis McNeely, Sharyn Moffett, and Lanny Rees in Banjo (1947)
    Sharyn Moffett in Banjo (1947)
    Banjo the Dog in Banjo (1947)
    Una O'Connor and Jacqueline White in Banjo (1947)
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    Sharyn Moffett
    Sharyn Moffett
    • Pat Warren
    Jacqueline White
    Jacqueline White
    • Elizabeth Ames
    Walter Reed
    Walter Reed
    • Dr. Bob
    Una O'Connor
    Una O'Connor
    • Harriet
    Herbert Evans
    Herbert Evans
    • Jeffries
    Louise Beavers
    Louise Beavers
    • Lindy
    Ernest Whitman
    Ernest Whitman
    • Uncle Jasper
    Lanny Rees
    • Ned
    Theron Jackson
    • Exodus
    Howard Louis McNeely
    • Genesis
    • (as Howard McNeeley)
    Banjo the Dog
    Banjo the Dog
    • Banjo
    Robert Bray
    Robert Bray
    • Policeman
    • (uncredited)
    Lee Frederick
    • Policeman
    • (uncredited)
    Harry Harvey
    Harry Harvey
    • Bill, the Baggage Clerk
    • (uncredited)
    Kenneth MacDonald
    Kenneth MacDonald
    • Desk Sergeant
    • (uncredited)
    Lester Matthews
    Lester Matthews
    • Gerald Warren
    • (uncredited)
    George McDonald
    George McDonald
    • Beep
    • (uncredited)
    Jean Moorhead
    • Judy
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Richard Fleischer
    • Writer
      • Lillie Hayward(original story) (screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Banjo's director, Richard Fleischer, and his wife decided to go the Brown Derby Restaurant on the night of the film's primere. The couple sat down at the bar and they were greeted by a kind old gentleman who bought them drinks. Richard mentioned that he was a film director and the old man said he used to be in the business. The elderly man was none other than legendary film director, D.W. Griffith.
    • Connections
      Referenced in A Bicentenary with Bite: Revisiting Dark Age (2017)

    User reviews6

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    Me and a dog named Banjo.
    Imagine "Pollyanna" meets "little orphan Annie " with a Shirley Temple touch for good measure;you get the picture?After all,Pollyanna -who came years later- was received by her aunt into her desirable mansion(although Jacqueline White is younger than Jane Wyman ) ,and the auntie is in love with a doctor (himself younger than Richard Egan);and she's got a dog (see the title) like little orphan Annie.

    That said, our young heroine is less good than Pollyanna:does't she ask a "true" gun to her dad to kill the swamp cat with her three chums ,Ezechiel,and the charming black boys ,Genesis and Exodus (!)?;this is a well told story ,well constructed - a good idea is to make the "swamp cat" appear in the flesh whereas the viewer thought it was only a legend.Younger children fond of pets should like it.

    Best line: the girl to her aunt:"you're an old maid! " whereas she is still an attractive young woman.
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    • dbdumonteil
    • Feb 20, 2012

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 15, 1947 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Banjo, en hund på äventyr
    • Filming locations
      • Georgia, USA
    • Production company
      • RKO Radio Pictures
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 8 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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