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Shep Comes Home (1948) | Slate

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Rated 6.5 on TMDB

Shep Comes Home

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

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.

Released: 1948
Runtime: 1h 0m
Genres: Action, Adventure, Crime
Country: United States of America
Language: English

Direction and writing

Ford BeebeDirector, Screenplay

Carl K. HittlemanStory

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Cast

Robert LoweryMark Folger
Billy KimbleyLarry Havens
Martín GarralagaManuel Ortiz

Margia DeanMartha Langley

Sheldon Leonard'Swifty' Lewis

Michael Whalen'Chance' Martin

J. Farrell MacDonaldSheriff Cap Weatherby

Lyle TalbotDr. Wilson

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