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A Dog's Best Friend

MOVIE • 1959

A Dog's Best Friend

It Will Warm Your Heart!...Chill It With Suspense

A young orphan rejects his foster parents and instead turns to a German shepherd whose master was recently murdered. Stumbling on some evidence, the boy is rescued from the killer by his dog.

TMDB ★ 3.1/5Votes: 4
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DramaWestern

Top Cast

Roger Mobley

Roger Mobley

Pip Wheeler

Jimmy Baird

Jimmy Baird

Jimmy Thurman

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Terry Ann Ross

Amy Thurman

Bill Williams

Bill Williams

Wesley 'Wes' Thurman

Marcia Henderson

Marcia Henderson

Millie Thurman

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Roy Engel

Sheriff Dan Murdock

Charles Cooper

Charles Cooper

Deputy Sheriff Bill Beamer

Harry Dean Stanton

Harry Dean Stanton

Roy Janney

George Eldredge

George Eldredge

Dr. Lannon (uncredited)

Herman Hack

Herman Hack

Minor Role (uncredited)

Jack Kenney

Jack Kenney

Motel Proprietor (uncredited)

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Frances Sperry

Hair Designer

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Layne Britton

Makeup Artist

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Morris Hoffman

Set Decoration

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Meta Snapshot

Film

Status

Released

Release

December 20, 1959

Runtime

70 min

Language

English

Origin

United States of America

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