Walter Pidgeon
James Haggin
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June 6, 1962. Genre: Classics, Drama, Family, Live Action. When a wealthy and stern dog showman sets out to teach a carefree young orphan boy about hard work and responsibility, he meets determined resistance. The boy thinks he can teach the dog showman a few things about our four-legged friends.
Brief Overview. Wealthy sportsman James Haggin ( Walter Pidgeon) lives on a Quebec estate called Wintapi. Émile Fornet ( Émile Genest ), handler of Haggin's hunting dogs, and Émile's wife Therese ( Janette Bertrand ), Haggin's cook and housekeeper, live in a separate house on the estate.
A stern, wealthy dog showman and a carefree orphan boy must come together to rescue their beloved canine, who's lost in the wilderness.
Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Film Details. Articles & Reviews. Notes. Brief Synopsis. Read More. Dog owner James Haggin buys Big Red, an Irish setter, for a large sum in hopes of making him a champion show dog. However, Big Red is unruly and does not take to being handled.
Big Red is a 1962 American family-oriented adventure film from Disney Studios. Based on a 1945 novel by American author Jim Kjelgaard and adapted to the screen by American screenwriter Louis Pelletier, the film starred Walter Pidgeon.
Disney has always done right by the classic "boy and his dog" adventure, and Big Red, adapted from the popular novel by Jim Kjelgarrd, is no exception. Wealthy sportsman Walter Pidgeon buys a beautiful Irish setter to turn into a champion show dog and hires spunky young Gilles Payant, a French-speaking country boy teaching himself English, to ...
About this movie. Discipline runs headlong into devotion in Disney's heartwarming tale of a champion dog named Big Red. When a wealthy and stern dog showman sets out to teach a carefree young...
