A Dog of Flanders

A Dog of Flanders

1935 · 72 min · ★ 7.5 · Drama

Adaptation of Ouida's sentimental classic about a poor Flemish boy (Frankie Thomas) whose ambition is to become a painter.

Directed by Edward Sloman · Written by Ainsworth Morgan

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