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62% Critic Match
A Dog's Best Friend
“It Will Warm Your Heart!...Chill It With Suspense”
6.2 / 10• 1959• 1h 10m•NR• English
DramaWestern
Storyline
A young orphan rejects his foster parents and instead turns to a German shepherd whose master was recently murdered. Stumbling on some evidence, the boy is rescued from the killer by his dog.
Cast & Crew
Roger Mobley
Pip Wheeler
Lead
Jimmy Baird
Jimmy Thurman
TA
Terry Ann Ross
Amy Thurman
Bill Williams
Wesley 'Wes' Thurman
Marcia Henderson
Millie Thurman
RE
Roy Engel
Sheriff Dan Murdock
Charles Cooper
Deputy Sheriff Bill Beamer
Harry Dean Stanton
Roy Janney
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Edward L. Cahn's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. A Dog's Best Friend is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
