Summary
The Shaggy Dog is an American film comedy first released in 1959,
directed by Charles Barton.
The film is based on a novel by Felix Salten and stars Fred MacMurray, Jean Hagen, Tommy Kirk, Annette Funicello and Tim Considine.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Charles Barton
- Script: Lillie Hayward, Felix Salten (novel), Bill Walsh
- Photo: Edward Colman
- Music: Hazel George, Will Schaefer, Paul J. Smith
- Cast: Fred MacMurray (Wilson Daniels), Jean Hagen (Freeda Daniels), Tommy Kirk (Wilby Daniels), Annette Funicello (Allison D’Allessio), Tim Considine (Buzz Miller), Kevin Corcoran (Moochie (Montgomery) Daniels), Cecil Kellaway (Professor Plumcutt), Alexander Scourby (Dr. Mikhail Andrassy), Roberta Shore (Franceska Andrassy), James Westerfield (Officer Hanson), Strother Martin (Thurm), Forrest Lewis (Officer Kelly), Ned Wever (FBI Chief E.P. Hackett), Gordon Jones (Captain Scanlon, Police Chief), Jacques Aubuchon (Stefano), Jack Albertson (Reporter), Jim Bannon (Betz, FBI Stenographer), Larry J. Blake (Police Officer Ed Mercer), Charles Cane (Mercer’s Patrol Carl Partner), Paul Frees (Narrator), John Hart (Police Broadcaster), Gregg Palmer (FBI Agent), Mark Rodney (Kid at dance), Mack Williams (FBI Agent)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 104 min; B&W
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