Greyfriars Bobby: The True Story of a Dog (1961)
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Disney's Greyfriars Bobby is a remake of A Challenge to Lassie; both are based on the same novel by Eleanor Atkinson, and both feature Donald Crisp in a major role. A true story, set in Edinburgh around 1875, the Disney version stars Alex McKenzie as the shepherd Old Jock, the owner of a loyal… More Disney's Greyfriars Bobby is a remake of A Challenge to Lassie; both are based on the same novel by Eleanor Atkinson, and both feature Donald Crisp in a major role. A true story, set in Edinburgh around 1875, the Disney version stars Alex McKenzie as the shepherd Old Jock, the owner of a loyal Skye terrier named Bobby. When Jock dies of "old age, exposure, and starvation," and is buried in the Edinburgh cemetery known as Greyfriars Kirk, Bobby spends his days playing with street children, begging for scraps, and evading the police constables, but by night he sleeps on his late master's gravesite and refuses to leave, despite graveyard caretaker John Brown's (Crisp) efforts to chase Bobby away. Slowly but surely, the taciturn Brown comes to love the steadfast dog, which brings him into conflict with stiff-necked Constable MacLean (Donald MacRae), who intends to "arrest" Bobby if Brown doesn't pay the minimal license fee. Standing on principle, Brown refuses, but a group of local children raise the necessary funds, setting the stage for a heartwarmingly Disneyesque finale. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Don Chaffey
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Kids & Family
- In Theaters
- Jul 17, 1961 Wide
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Cast
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Donald Crisp
as John Brown
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Laurence Naismith
as Mr. Traill
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Alex Mackenzie
as Old Jock
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Kay Walsh
as Mrs. Brown
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Andrew Cruickshank
as Lord Provost
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Gordon Jackson
as Farmer
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Vincent Winter
as Tammy
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Moultrie Kelsall
as Magistrate
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Rosalie Crutchley
as Farmer's wife
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Freda Jackson
as Old woman caretaker
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Jameson Clark
as Constable
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Duncan Macrae
as Constable Maclean
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Joyce Carey
as 1st Lady
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Jack Lambert
as Doctor
- Bruce Seton