Greyfriars Bobby (film)

Greyfriars Bobby
Official theatrical poster
Directed by	Don Chaffey
Written by	Robert Westerby
Based on	Greyfriars Bobby by Eleanor Atkinson
Produced by	Walt Disney Hugh Attwooll
Starring	Donald Crisp Laurence Naismith Alex Mackenzie Kay Walsh
Cinematography	Paul Beeson
Edited by	Peter Tanner
Music by	Francis Chagrin
Production company	Walt Disney Productions
Distributed by	Buena Vista Distribution
Release date	July 17, 1961 (1961-07-17)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1.4 million[1]

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.^[2] 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.^[3][4] It was the second film based upon Atkinson's novel, the first being Challenge to Lassie in which Crisp also starred.^[5] The film was directed by Don Chaffey and shot at Shepperton Studios and on location in Scotland.^[6][2] The film has been released to DVD^[7] and Disney+.