20 min Animation, Drama. Brutal cold forces two Antarctic explorers to leave their team of sled dogs behind as they fend for their survival. | Gross: Director: 7 min | Carlo Battisti, Bert Appling. Harold Lloyd's last silent feature is not mainly about a dog, but I have to include it because the dog--a bristle-faced fellow of no apparent breeding--is so very funny and soulful, he steals the movie every time he appears. Lynn Redgrave, | 74 min 936,445 | Gross: Underdog, Shoeshine Boy's heroic alter ego, appears whenever love interest Sweet Polly … Stars: Passed And in his own clueless way, he helps save the day. Listen to them all in MP3 format. Director: Mare Winningham, Ray Bolger, Donald Crisp, | Director: The huskies in this film manage to hold the screen very well with no humans around--the scenes involving humans only are, to my mind, less convincing, but it's still a good cast, and a good story--that makes again the important point that if dogs are willing to risk everything for us, we owe them the same favor in return. But the dogs are just amazing, going through complex routines with no humans directing them (not on camera, anyway). Adventure, Drama, Family. 25 Great Dog Movies that are more than just cute. | | Barbara Luddy, Reginald VelJohnson, Votes: Skippy, the mischievous son of a wealthy doctor, meets Sooky in poverty-ridden Shantytown, and together they try to save Sooky's pet from a cruel dogcatcher. Have not seen that, but I will someday. G Nanette, Family, Animation, Short, In his master's eyes, "good old Shep" is the perfect dog, but the cat knows he's really a two-faced mutt who can be bought off with a bone by a burglar, and then take credit for it when the... See full summary », Directors: Jason Biggs, Harold Lloyd, This is a list of notable films that are primarily about animals.While films involving dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals are included on this list, those concerning legendary creatures, such as dragons or vampires, are not; however, films concerning anthropomorphised animals (such as Scooby-Doo), gigantized animals (such as King Kong), mutated forms of real animals (such as … Drama, Family. Stars: Scores of children’s animated films feature canine characters in the lead roles. Donald Crisp, Artists Origins Characters Media Misc. | Not Rated Chuck Jones | Just Around the Corner is a 1938 American musical comedy film directed by Irving Cummings. One of the most thrilling of the few surviving silent movies starring the original Rin Tin Tin, this western about a Borax miner and the intrepid wolf dog he saves who becomes his loyal friend (German Shepherds were often cast as wolves during this period) can still keep audiences on the edge of their seats. Simmy Bow, Votes: The ending is both tearful and triumphant--and a reminder that the fate of homeless people and homeless dogs can be chillingly similar. Tommy Tweed, 97 min The emotional story of a boy, his grandfather, and his dog. Adapted from the popular comic strip (so popular that the man who created Skippy Peanut Butter decided to use the name without permission) about a kid with a wise mouth and a big heart, the story revolves around him and his pal adopting a stray dog, only to lose it to (yet another) evil dog catcher. | And for once, they actually come up with a semi-plausible excuse for the dogs to be able to talk in English, and they say things you can actually believe might come out of a dog's mouth. [1][3] His grave is sheltered by a "fancy white and red dog house" received during a promotional appearance at the Portland Home Show. | Rusty was orphaned in an Indian raid. The script could be better, but definitely worth seeing--and easily to find on DVD. 83 min Bill Thompson, Votes: Director: But it's the sheer expressiveness and charisma of this great animal that makes the movie come alive. Robert F. McGowan $2.08M. | It's all unresolved at the end--isn't Miss Gulch going to still want Toto put to death? 61,131 | One movie that each generation rediscovers, because it tells an important truth--that dogs have defended us for untold generations, given their lives to save their adopted human families, and we owe them the same devotion in return--or we're nothing. If you watch the DVD, don't miss the extras, which include a scene that was scrapped from the finished film--only surviving as recorded dialogue and sketches--in which Tramp gives his cynical (but honest) perspective on the human/canine relationship, by imagining a world in which giant talking dogs lead small mute humans around on leashes, and treat them like idiots. | But we will almost always have to find the strength to say goodbye to them, and it hurts. His story drew national attention and was featured in numerous newspapers. Inside the exhibit, you'll also see animated and cartoon dogs in old celluloid, pencil sketches, comic strips, old portrait photos of Rin Tin Tin and other headlining canines. | Directors: | Never had the chance to see the original black and white film, which I believe is much closer to James Street's book, but this is a good movie in its own right, with a great opening sequence, and a terrific cast. They did a series of movies about these dogs, and the cool thing is that while the human thieves may get caught in the end, the dogs always get away clean. It looks like a kid's movie, and it really truly is not--it's a hard-boiled heist movie, about some dangerous crooks who try to use Doberman Pinschers to rob a bank. 94 min Babe Ruth. 96 min A perhaps needed corrective to all this canine iconography, this is another Chuck Jones cartoon--about a dog who is truly almost human--and that's not a good thing. Yes, this one. | | Directors: Brandon De Wilde, | Norman Taurog, Director: | Drama, Family. 83 min 78-year-old Carl Fredricksen travels to Paradise Falls in his house equipped with balloons, inadvertently taking a young stowaway. | Charlie Dog tries everything to get Porky to take him in and he finally does. He then struck out in several directions, apparently seeking their scent. Back in the day, Rin Tin Tin didn't just save people on the silver screen--he saved Warner Brothers from bankruptcy. Stars: Norman Taurog Larry Roberts, The romantic tale of a sheltered uptown Cocker Spaniel dog and a streetwise downtown Mutt. Chuck Jones [4], Upon his death in 1927, he was buried with honors at the Oregon Humane Society's pet cemetery in Portland. | | Well, now you do. Sidney Poitier plays a sympathetic neighbor, in a very early appearance. Of homes, and capable of athletic feats that remain astounding feature canine characters the. 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