Greyfriars Bobby: The True Story of a Dog

"The True Story of a Dog"

Jul 17 1961 Approved 1h 27m
Drama, Family

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.

Plot

Scotland, 1865. An old shepherd and his little Skye Terrier Bobby 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.

Written by

Robert Westerby, Eleanor Atkinson

Directed by

Don Chaffey

Cast

Donald Crisp, Laurence Naismith, Alex Mackenzie

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Walt Disney Productions

Languages

Italiano, English

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