The True Story of a Dog
In Scotland 1865, An old shepherd and his little Skye terrier go to Edinburgh. But when the shepherd dies of pneumonia, the dog remains faithful to his master, refuses to be adopted by anyone, and takes to sleeping on his master's grave in the Greyfriars kirkyard, despite a caretaker with a "no dogs" rule. And when Bobby is taken up for being unlicensed, it's up to the children of Edinburgh and the Lord Provost to decide what's to be done.
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- earnestironic
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- effortlessdemanding
- gravecomic
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- Donald CrispJames Brown
- Laurence NaismithMr. Traill
- Alex MackenzieOld Jock
- Duncan MacraeSgt. Davie Maclean
- Andrew CruickshankLord Provost
- Gordon JacksonFarmer
- Joan Juliet BuckAilie
- Rosalie CrutchleyFarmer's Wife
- Freda JacksonCaretaker
- Moultrie KelsallMagistrate
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- Don ChaffeyDirector
- Robert WesterbyScreenplay
- Paul BeesonDirector of Photography
- Francis ChagrinOriginal Music Composer
- Peter TannerEditor
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