Greyfriars Bobby

The True Story of a Dog

Greyfriars Bobby — Plot

In Scotland 1865, An old shepherd and his little Skye terrier go to Edinburgh. But when the shepherd dies of pneumonia, the dog remains faithful to his master, refuses to be adopted by anyone, and takes to sleeping on his master's grave in the Greyfriars kirkyard, despite a caretaker with a "no dogs" rule. And when Bobby is taken up for being unlicensed, it's up to the children of Edinburgh and the Lord Provost to decide what's to be done.

• Release date
• July 17, 1961
• Runtime
• 87 min
• Genres
• Drama, Family
• Director
• Don Chaffey

Greyfriars Bobby — Cast

Donald Crisp James Brown Laurence Naismith Mr. Traill

A

Alex Mackenzie Old Jock Duncan Macrae Sgt. Davie Maclean Andrew Cruickshank Lord Provost Gordon Jackson Farmer

J

Joan Juliet Buck Ailie Rosalie Crutchley Farmer's Wife