The Shaggy Dog (1959)

March 19, 1959

The Shaggy Dog is a 1959 American comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and loosely based on the 1923 novel The Hound of Florence by Felix Salten. Directed by Charles Barton from a screenplay by Lillie Hayward and Bill Walsh, the film stars Fred MacMurray, Tommy Kirk, Jean Hagen, Kevin Corcoran, Tim Considine, Roberta Shore, and Annette Funicello. The film follows a teenage boy named Wilby Daniels who, by the power of an enchanted ring of the Borgias, is transformed into a shaggy Old English Sheepdog.

The film was released on March 19, 1959, and grossed over $9 million during its initial release, making it the second-highest grossing film of 1959. Disney produced a successful sequel in 1976 called The Shaggy D.A. which starred Dean Jones, Tim Conway, and Suzanne Pleshette. It was followed by a 1987 television sequel, a 1994 television remake and a 2006 live-action theatrical remake.

Also See

• The Shaggy D.A. (1976)
• The Return of the Shaggy Dog (1987)
• The Shaggy Dog (1994)
• The Shaggy Dog (2006)

Sound Effects Used

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• Sound Ideas, CRASH, WOOD - LARGE WOOD CRUNCH 02
• Sound Ideas, DOG - GERMAN SHEPHERD: ANGRY GROWLS AND BARKS, ANIMAL (Wilby attacks Buzz for trying to take credit for saving Francesca.)