3.5
Desire
2000
A Boy and His Dog (1946)
December 26, 194621mEN
5.9
15 votes
Overview
11 year old Davy discovers that a chained gentle dog, Buck, is badly wounded around the neck because of the thick, tight collar he is made to constantly wear by his unfeeling owner. When Buck comes through the fence and becomes stuck, Davy removes the collar. Even though the boy tells him to stay in his owner's yard, the dog follows him home.
Director
LeRoy PrinzWriters
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
N/A
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies
Warner Bros. Pictures
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6.0“Davy” (Billy Sheffield) returns home to his recently widowed mum (Dorothy Adams) with a new best four-legged friend. He claims that he found the hound, and asks to keep it. She agrees and that turns out be a shrewd decision as it’s not bad at helping him catch rabbits. Then their curmudgeonly neighbour “Thorneycroft” (Russell Simpson) shows up claiming the dog was stolen. “Davy” refuses to hand him over, so they are summoned to court. It would seem like a bit of a no-brainer, but the kindly judge (Harry Davenport) is quite a wily old gent as he wants the spirit of the law to be adhered to as…
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