A bull terrier tells his life story, from the streets of the Bowery to a life of luxury.A bull terrier tells his life story, from the streets of the Bowery to a life of luxury.A bull terrier tells his life story, from the streets of the Bowery to a life of luxury.
- Paddy Corbin
- (as J. M. Kerrigan)
- Bar Patron
- (uncredited)
- Bar Patron
- (uncredited)
- Dog Catcher
- (uncredited)
- Bar Patron
- (uncredited)
- Dogcatcher with Net
- (uncredited)
- Citizen
- (uncredited)
- Dog Owner
- (uncredited)
- Carney
- (uncredited)
- Bettor at Contest
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
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Storyline
Did you know
- GoofsWhen Patch first encounters Wildfire at the bar, he takes him over and places him on a table. The dog is then shown sitting and standing in subsequent successive shots.
- Quotes
[first lines]
Wildfire: [about him and his mother as they wander the streets and back alleys of the Bowery] We ate at only the best restaurants in the waterfront o' little old New York. Well, behind the best restaurants anyway. Hoffmeier's garbage can belonged to me and my mother. Everybody knew that. That's Ma, working on a steak bone. As for those mongrels, thinking they were going to push us out of the way, that was a large mistake. Although I do not admire the expression, it was strictly dog eat dog on the waterfront.
- Crazy credits[prologue] "I agree with Agassiz that dogs possess something very like a conscience." Charles Darwin, The Descent of Man.
- ConnectionsReferenced in My Three Sons: It's a Dog's Life (1965)
Despite the dog fighting, is it any good? Well, for me, not particularly. I did not enjoy listening to the voiceovers coming supposedly from the dog--not just because I didn't like the gimmick but because the writing was so bad. It was supposed to be funny and clever...mostly I found it grating. I did enjoy seeing Edmund Gwenn and his interactions with the dog...they were sweet...but not enough to really recommend the movie.
- planktonrules
- Dec 5, 2019
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- Also known as
- Bar Sinister
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- Budget
- $891,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 28 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 2.55 : 1