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Bookmark this pageOwd Bob (1938)
Director: Robert Stevenson
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From Time Out Film Guide
One of the great sheepdog trial films and a clear hint that Stevenson (who went on to make many similar saccharine fables for Disney) was obsessed with sentimental comedy even in his British days. Fyffe is tremendous value as the wheezing avaricious Cumberland shepherd whose prize-winning dog attacks other folk's sheep. John Loder is the handsome newcomer to the valley with the temerity to challenge Fyffe's authority. Margaret Lockwood, soon to become Gainsborough's brightest light, is largely wasted as Fyffe's sweet natured daughter, but many of the studio's most rambunctious character actors (including Will Hay's two stooges, Moffatt and Marriott) are on parade. Hearty, rustic fun.Author: GM
Cast & crew
Director: Robert Stevenson
Producer: Edward Black
Cast: Will Fyffe, John Loder, Margaret Lockwood, Moore Marriott, Graham Moffatt, Elliott Mason, Edmund Breon, Wally Patch, Alf Goddard full cast
Duration: 78 mins
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