Greyfriars Bobby

Greyfriars Bobby is a 1961 American drama film starring Donald Crisp and Laurence Naismith in a story about two Scottish men who compete for the affection of a Skye Terrier named Bobby.[1] The screenplay by Robert Westerby was based upon the 1912 novel Greyfriars Bobby by Eleanor Atkinson which was based, in turn, upon an incident in 19th century Edinburgh involving a dog that came to be known as Greyfriars Bobby.[2][3] It was the second film based upon Atkinson's novel, the first being Challenge to Lassie in which Crisp also starred.[4] The film was directed by Don Chaffey and shot at Shepperton Studios and on location in Scotland.[5][1] The film has been released to DVD [6] and Disney+.