Greyfriars Bobby (1961)

07/17/1961Drama, Family1h 27m
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The True Story of a Dog

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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.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Donald Crisp

    James Brown

  2. Cast 1

    Laurence Naismith

    Mr. Traill

  3. Cast 1

    Alex Mackenzie

    Old Jock

  4. Cast 1

    Duncan Macrae

    Sgt. Davie Maclean

  5. Cast 1

    Andrew Cruickshank

    Lord Provost

  6. Cast 1

    Gordon Jackson

    Farmer

  7. Joan Juliet Buck

    Ailie

  8. Cast 1

    Rosalie Crutchley

    Farmer's Wife

  9. Cast 1

    Freda Jackson

    Caretaker

There's a statue of this wee Skye terrier in Edinburgh as testament to the loyalty and tenaciousness of this dog that couldn't care less about the civic rules that banned him from the graveyards of the city. It's the shepherd "Old Jock" (Alex Mackenzie) who has passed away and it's his grave that "Bobby" sleeps on each evening, doing a bit of useful ratting at the same time! Quickly he befriends the local tea-room owning "Traill" (Laurence Naismith) who knew his late master, but he has a harder task convincing the caretaker of the cemetery. "Brown" (Donald Crisp) is a bit of a stickler for (hi...

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Original LanguageEnglish 

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