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Shep Comes Home

Shep Comes Home

THRILLING ADVENTURE OF A BOY AND HIS DOG...in a heart-warming drama the whole family will enjoy!

19486.01h 0m

Overview

Little Larry Havens, whose father died in WWII, runs away from home to keep from being separated from "Shep," his father's dog. In Arizona, he is befriended by a kindly Mexican, Manuel Ortiz, who he is able to repay in time, with the aid of Sheriff "Cap" Weatherby, when Ortiz is suspected of crimes committed by local gangsters. "Shep" is instrumental in saving Ortiz from a lynching, and Larry, "Shep" and Ortiz all find a home with a couple they have befriended.

Directed by Ford Beebe
Written by Carl K. Hittleman, Ford Beebe
Produced by Ron Ormond
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Top Cast

Robert Lowery

Robert Lowery

Mark Folger

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Billy Kimbley

Larry Havens

Martín Garralaga

Martín Garralaga

Manuel Ortiz

Margia Dean

Margia Dean

Martha Langley

Sheldon Leonard

Sheldon Leonard

'Swifty' Lewis

Michael Whalen

Michael Whalen

'Chance' Martin

J. Farrell MacDonald

J. Farrell MacDonald

Sheriff Cap Weatherby

Lyle Talbot

Lyle Talbot

Dr. Wilson

Frank Jenks

Frank Jenks

The Iceman

Edna Holland

Edna Holland

Mrs. Fleming

Themes & Keywords

dogpost world war iimodern west

About Shep Comes Home

Shep Comes Home is a action, adventure, crime film released in 1948 exploring themes of dog, post world war ii, modern west. Directed by Ford Beebe, it stars Robert Lowery, Billy Kimbley, Martín Garralaga. Little Larry Havens, whose father died in WWII, runs away from home to keep from being separated from "Shep," his father's dog. In Arizona, he is befriended by a kindly Mexican, Manuel Ortiz, who he is able to repay in time, with the aid of Sheriff "Cap" Weatherby, when Ortiz is suspected of crimes committed by local gangsters. "Shep" is instrumental in saving Ortiz from a lynching, and Larry, "Shep" and Ortiz all find a home with a couple they have befriended.

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