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THE SHAGGY DOG

(The Shaggy Dog)
A film directed by Charles Barton
1959 - 104 minutes - Black & White - Mono - 1.75 : 1

SYNOPSIS

After  years  of  on-the-job  clashes  with  cranky canines, mail carrier Wilson Daniels (Fred MacMurray) sees man's best friend as his worst enemy.  This  makes  for  one  hairy  situation  when  a  magical  ring accidentally  transforms  his  teenage  son Wilby (Tommy Kirk) into a lumbering sheepdog! Can Wilby break the  spell  and  foil  a  team  of international   spies,   or   will   both   he   and  his dad wind up in the doghouse?

MAIN CAST

Fred MacMurray
Jean Hagen
Tommy Kirk
Annette Funicello
Tim Considine
Kevin Corcoran
Cecil Kellaway
Alexander Scourby
Roberta Shore
James Westerfield
Strother Martin
Forrest Lewis
Ned Wever
Gordon Jones
Jacques Aubuchon
Wilson Daniels
Freeda Daniels
Wilby Daniels
Allison D'Allessio
Buzz Miller
Moochie (Montgomery) Daniels
Professor Plumcutt
Dr. Mikhail Andrassy
Franceska Andrassy
Officer Hanson
Thurm
Officer Kelly
FBI Chief E.P. Hackett
Captain Scanlon, Police Chief
Stefano

PRODUCTION COMPANIES

Walt Disney Productions

DISTRIBUTORS

Buena Vista Film Distribution Company (USA)

RELEASE DATES

March 19, 1959 (USA)
June 23, 1961 (UK)
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