A Boy and His Dog (1946 film)
| A Boy and His Dog | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | LeRoy Prinz |
| Produced by | Gordon Hollingshead |
| Written by | Samuel A. Derieux |
| Screenplay by | Saul Elkins |
| Starring |
Harry Davenport Bill Sheffield |
| Music by | William Lava |
| Cinematography | Charles P. Boyle |
| Edited by | Marshall Evanson |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release dates |
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Running time | 21 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
A Boy and His Dog is a 1946 American short drama film directed by LeRoy Prinz. It won an Academy Award at the 19th Academy Awards in 1947 for Best Short Subject (Two-Reel).[1]
The decades-deceased short-story author Samuel A. Derieux received story credit for the film, suggesting to some the expectation that he wrote a work with the title "A Boy and His Dog".[2] However, a plot summary for the film, attributed to David Glagovsky,[3] closely parallels Derieux's short story "The Trial in Tom Belcher's Store", suggesting the film-makers drew on the published (and once celebrated)[4] story, but gave the film a title Derieux need not ever have considered.
Cast
- Harry Davenport as Squire Jim Kirby
- Billy Sheffield as Davy Allen
- Dorothy Adams as Mrs. Allen
- Russell Simpson as Mr. Thornycroft
- Eddy Waller as Sheriff (as Eddie Waller)
- Fleeta the Dog as Buck (a Bluetick Coonhound)
References
- ↑ "New York Times: A Boy and His Dog". NY Times. Retrieved 2008-05-18.
- ↑ "Samuel Arthur Derieux ... was the author of: ... Comet (1921), A Boy and His Dog (? )..." "Frank of Freedom Hill (Dodo Press) -- Paperback", "Editorial Reviews", on Amazon.Com
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038379/plotsummary "Plot Summary for A Boy and His Dog (1946)" at IMDb
- ↑ "The Trial in Tom Belcher's Store" pp. 214-231, O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1919
External links
- A Boy and His Dog at the Internet Movie Database
- A Boy and His Dog at AllMovie
- A Boy and His Dog at the TCM Movie Database