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#1 Rohnda

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Posted 12 January 2012 - 09:08 PM

Sorry if this has been posted before. I just finished watching "Reap the Wild Wind," (1942 oldie) Anyway, Rommy was the cairn in this one. After some research I found out that Rommy was Toto's (Terry's) son. And this list of movies was with the article for those of you who are interested in other cairn movie stars.

*Ready For Love - 1934-NA
2. *Bright Eyes--1934-A
3. *Dark Angel-1935-A
4. *Fury- 1936-A,
5. *? Double Or Nothing-1937-A
6. *#The Buccaneer-1938-NA
7. *Barefoot Boy-1938-A
8. *Stablemates-1938-NA
9. *The Women-1939-A
10. *Bad Little Angel-1939-NA
11. *Wizard Of OZ- 1939-A,
12. *The Wizard Of Oz 70th Anniversary Edition-A
13. *Son Of The Navy-1940-A
14. *Calling Philo Vance-1940-NA
15. *Cinderella's Feller- 1940-NA
16. *The Chocolate Soldier-1941-A
17. All The World’s A Stooge-1941-A
18. *Twin Beds-1942-A
19. #Reap The Wild Wind- 1942-A
20. *Tortilla Flat-1942-A
21. George Washington Slept Here-1942-A
22. Airforce- 1943-A
23. The Uninvited- 1944-A
24. *Easy To Look At-1945-NA
25. Without Love- 1945-A
26. The Valley Of Decision- 1945-A
27. Undercurrent-1946-A
28. The Ghost And Mrs. Muir- 1947-A
29.*? Malice In The Palace-1949-A
30. Backfire-1950-A
31.*? Rumpus In The Harem-1956-A
32. Pal Joey- 1957-A
33. Anatomy Of A Murder-1959-A
34. The Magic Christian- 1969-A
35. Mary Queen Of Scots-1971-A
36. #Saturn 3- 1980-A
37 The Stepfather-1986-A
38. One Crazy Summer-1986-A
39. Graveyard Shift-1990-A
40. Hocus Pocus- 1993-A
41. Twister- 1996-A
42. Dunston Checks In- 1996-A
43. The Portrait Of A Lady- 1996-A
44. 2 Days In The Valley- 1996-A
45. The Beautician And The Beast- 1997-A
46. Lost And Found-1999-A
47. Children Of Men -2006-A
48. National Treasure 2: Book Of Secrets, 2007-A
49. Elizabeth: The Golden Age-2007-A
50. Inkheart-2008-A

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Posted 12 January 2012 - 09:28 PM

The big lebowski and uncle buck

Good list

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Posted 12 January 2012 - 10:15 PM

I still believe the dog in the movie "Wake Island" (1942) that was flown off the island by the last airplane was a Cairn Terrier--the whole sequence is a canard because there was no dog on Wake Island when the Japanese dislodged the American military and civilian forces building airfields there. However, the dog shown looks like a Cairn to me and somehow this movie is never credited has being one that has a Cairn in it--probably because the star of the film was Brian Donlevy and the co-star was William Bendix and no one can watch movies with these two "actors" in it unless they have a real strong stomach for bad acting!

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Posted 13 January 2012 - 04:39 AM

View PostIdaho Cairns, on 12 January 2012 - 10:15 PM, said:

I still believe the dog in the movie "Wake Island" (1942) that was flown off the island by the last airplane was a Cairn Terrier--the whole sequence is a canard because there was no dog on Wake Island when the Japanese dislodged the American military and civilian forces building airfields there. However, the dog shown looks like a Cairn to me and somehow this movie is never credited has being one that has a Cairn in it--probably because the star of the film was Brian Donlevy and the co-star was William Bendix and no one can watch movies with these two "actors" in it unless they have a real strong stomach for bad acting!


Hey Idaho, one of my favorite movies :P Any movie about Marines gets a thumbs up from me, even when portrayed badly.

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Posted 13 January 2012 - 08:28 AM

Well, the movie did have Wendell Cory and Robert Preston in co-starring roles but even they can't offset Bendix and Donlevy. Bendix screwed up more war movies than the "give peace a chance crowd" over his long career of playing one character. Thank goodness he was never used in Westerns!
However, do you remember that dog that gets flown to Hawaii and safety? Wasn't it a Cairn?

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Posted 13 January 2012 - 09:13 AM

Also a cairn occasionally on TV show Rozzoli & Isles on TNT....

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Posted 14 January 2012 - 04:51 AM

Idaho, don't remember enough about the dog to know. Also the last time I saw the film, I wasn't aware of Cairn's in general. I put the film on my Tivo wish list and hope it will come back on again sometime.

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Posted 21 January 2012 - 07:08 PM

View PostIdaho Cairns, on 13 January 2012 - 08:28 AM, said:

Well, the movie did have Wendell Cory and Robert Preston in co-starring roles but even they can't offset Bendix and Donlevy. Bendix screwed up more war movies than the "give peace a chance crowd" over his long career of playing one character. Thank goodness he was never used in Westerns!
However, do you remember that dog that gets flown to Hawaii and safety? Wasn't it a Cairn?


Idaho I went the extra step and ordered the movie from Amazon. Went through it frame by frame and I'd have to say I just don't know for sure. Skipper sure looks like a Cairn, but the tail seems a little long and the ears a little floppy. He does remind me of Sassy with all the face licks she delivers. And speaking of deliveries, there is a scene where it is revealed that Skipper is a mom with such a variety of pups from different breeds that there would be no way of knowing how many boyfriends she had. And keep in mind that she was the only dog on the island. Hmmm????

I tried to to take screen shots while it was playing, but the digital rights management on it is pretty protective. Got blank files.

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Posted 21 January 2012 - 07:24 PM

View Postremltr, on 21 January 2012 - 07:08 PM, said:

View PostIdaho Cairns, on 13 January 2012 - 08:28 AM, said:

Well, the movie did have Wendell Cory and Robert Preston in co-starring roles but even they can't offset Bendix and Donlevy. Bendix screwed up more war movies than the "give peace a chance crowd" over his long career of playing one character. Thank goodness he was never used in Westerns!
However, do you remember that dog that gets flown to Hawaii and safety? Wasn't it a Cairn?


Idaho I went the extra step and ordered the movie from Amazon. Went through it frame by frame and I'd have to say I just don't know for sure. Skipper sure looks like a Cairn, but the tail seems a little long and the ears a little floppy. He does remind me of Sassy with all the face licks she delivers. And speaking of deliveries, there is a scene where it is revealed that Skipper is a mom with such a variety of pups from different breeds that there would be no way of knowing how many boyfriends she had. And keep in mind that she was the only dog on the island. Hmmm????

I tried to to take screen shots while it was playing, but the digital rights management on it is pretty protective. Got blank files.



"... there would be no way of knowing how many boyfriends she had. And keep in mind that she was the only dog on the island."

But, didn't you say there were Marines on that island???? Ok, I know remltr, I know but I was in the Navy and just couldn't resist!
Did Donlevy's and Bendix's performances get any better?

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Posted 22 January 2012 - 11:57 AM

View PostIdaho Cairns, on 21 January 2012 - 07:24 PM, said:

View Postremltr, on 21 January 2012 - 07:08 PM, said:

View PostIdaho Cairns, on 13 January 2012 - 08:28 AM, said:

Well, the movie did have Wendell Cory and Robert Preston in co-starring roles but even they can't offset Bendix and Donlevy. Bendix screwed up more war movies than the "give peace a chance crowd" over his long career of playing one character. Thank goodness he was never used in Westerns!
However, do you remember that dog that gets flown to Hawaii and safety? Wasn't it a Cairn?


Idaho I went the extra step and ordered the movie from Amazon. Went through it frame by frame and I'd have to say I just don't know for sure. Skipper sure looks like a Cairn, but the tail seems a little long and the ears a little floppy. He does remind me of Sassy with all the face licks she delivers. And speaking of deliveries, there is a scene where it is revealed that Skipper is a mom with such a variety of pups from different breeds that there would be no way of knowing how many boyfriends she had. And keep in mind that she was the only dog on the island. Hmmm????

I tried to to take screen shots while it was playing, but the digital rights management on it is pretty protective. Got blank files.



"... there would be no way of knowing how many boyfriends she had. And keep in mind that she was the only dog on the island."

But, didn't you say there were Marines on that island???? Ok, I know remltr, I know but I was in the Navy and just couldn't resist!
Did Donlevy's and Bendix's performances get any better?



I can't comment on the Marines vs Navy thing here - too many tender ears. :censored:

As far as the performances were concerned they have both been awarded an Academy Award, posthumously of course. :lol:

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Posted 22 January 2012 - 02:34 PM

View Postremltr, on 21 January 2012 - 07:08 PM, said:

I tried to to take screen shots while it was playing, but the digital rights management on it is pretty protective. Got blank files.


Not sure if it's any help, but a trick I use is to freeze the frame, then take a pic of the screen with the digital camera. Not the best pics usually, but it works.

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Posted 02 February 2012 - 10:48 AM

Here's a clip from Without Love starring Spencer Tracey, Katherine Hepburn, Lucille Ball & Dizzy the Cairn.


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Posted 02 February 2012 - 04:30 PM

View Posteastofeden, on 02 February 2012 - 10:48 AM, said:

Here's a clip from Without Love starring Spencer Tracey, Katherine Hepburn, Lucille Ball & Dizzy the Cairn.

I can't believe I've never seen this movie before!

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Posted 02 February 2012 - 06:41 PM

Cairns have appeared with some of my favorite actresses--Judy Garland, Hepburn, and my all time favorite, heart throb, Kim Novak! What could be better than that?

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Posted 06 May 2012 - 12:01 PM

Just saw One Crazy Summer. The cairns are near the end and very brief, but there are a whole litter of pups!






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