USA, 1959
104m
35mm film, black and white, 1.75:1
mono (RCA Sound Recording), English
An American comedy fantasy film directed by Charles Barton. It was the first live-action comedy film produced by Walt Disney.
Plot Summary
An ancient curse causes a teenage boy to periodically change into a sheepdog – and he can only turn back if he commits an act of bravery.
Credits
Crew
Directed by: Charles Barton
Walt Disney presents. Walt Disney Productions
Associate Producer: Bill Walsh
Written by: Bill Walsh, Lillie Hayward
Based on the Novel The Hound of Florence by: Felix Salten
Director of Photography: Edward Colman
Editor: James D. Ballas
Music by: Paul Smith
Sound Mixer: Harry M. Lindgren
Make-up Artist: Pat McNalley
Hair Stylist: Ruth Sandifer
Special Processes: Eustace Lycett
Art Director: Carroll Clark
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)
Jacques Aubuchon (Stefano)
Alternative Titles
Boku wa Moku-Inu – Japan
Egy bozontos eb – Hungary
El extraño caso de Wilby – Spain
Felpudo, Cão Feiticeiro – Brazil
Felpudo, o Cão Feiticeiro – Brazil
Gauruotas šuo – Lithuania
Der geheimnisvolle Struppi – Austria
Geremia, cane e spia – Italy
Hvem sagde vov? – Denmark
Jeremie, chien et espion – French advertising title
Koiruutta kerrakseen – Finland
Enas malliaros skylos – Greece (video)
Na psa urok – Poland
Enas paraxenos detective – Greece
El perro humano – Argentina
El perro humano – Mexico
Quelle vie de chien! – Belgium (French), France
Shaggy ä’ de’ du de’? – Sweden
Der unheimliche Zotti – West Germany
Ενας μαλλιαρός σκύλος – Greece
Лохматый пес – Russia
Links
Sequels
The Shaggy D.A. (1976)
Disneyland: The Return of the Shaggy Dog (1987)
Remakes
The Shaggy Dog (1994)
The Shaggy Dog (2006)
Extracts included in
The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics (2008)
Disney Through the Decades (2001)
That Loveable Bug (2003)
The Musical Legacy of Paul Smith (2003)
References
Books
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.431 – credits
- Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Film Sequels, Series, and Remakes by Kim R. Holston and Tom Winchester pp.433-434
- The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Fantasy by David Pringle (general ed.) pp.63-64 – credits, review
- The Werewolf Filmography by Bryan Senn pp.368-369
