Shep Comes Home

Shep Comes Home

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

1948 · 60 min · ★ 6.5 · Action, Adventure, Crime

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

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Cast

Robert Lowery Mark Folger
Billy Kimbley Larry Havens
Martín Garralaga Manuel Ortiz
Margia Dean Martha Langley
Sheldon Leonard 'Swifty' Lewis
Michael Whalen 'Chance' Martin
J. Farrell MacDonald Sheriff Cap Weatherby
Lyle Talbot Dr. Wilson
Frank Jenks The Iceman
Edna Holland Mrs. Fleming
Matt Willis George
Ben Erway Mr. Gardner

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