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The Shaggy Dog

The Shaggy Dog

"I was a Teen-age boy!"

19596.21h 44m

Overview

Through an ancient spell, a boy changes into a sheepdog and back again. It seems to happen at inopportune times and the spell can only be broken by an act of bravery....

Directed by Charles Barton
Written by Lillie Hayward, Felix Salten, Bill Walsh
Produced by Walt Disney
Box OfficeBudget: $1.3MRevenue: $17.7M

Top Cast

Fred MacMurray

Fred MacMurray

Wilson Daniels

Jean Hagen

Jean Hagen

Freeda Daniels

Tommy Kirk

Tommy Kirk

Wilby Daniels

Annette Funicello

Annette Funicello

Allison D'Allessio

Tim Considine

Tim Considine

Buzz Miller

Kevin Corcoran

Kevin Corcoran

Moochie (Montgomery) Daniels

Cecil Kellaway

Cecil Kellaway

Professor Plumcutt

Alexander Scourby

Alexander Scourby

Dr. Mikhail Andrassy

Roberta Shore

Roberta Shore

Franceska Andrassy

James Westerfield

James Westerfield

Officer Hanson

Themes & Keywords

magicblack and whitedogturns into animalsheep dog

About The Shaggy Dog

The Shaggy Dog is a comedy, family, fantasy film released in 1959 exploring themes of magic, black and white, dog, turns into animal, sheep dog. Directed by Charles Barton, it stars Fred MacMurray, Jean Hagen, Tommy Kirk. Through an ancient spell, a boy changes into a sheepdog and back again. It seems to happen at inopportune times and the spell can only be broken by an act of bravery....

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