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- DirectorClarence G. BadgerStarsBobby VernonGloria SwansonWallace BeeryGloria Dawn lives down the hall from her sweetheart, Bobbie Knight. The dishonest Henry Black is Gloria's guardian, and he is also in charge of Bobbie's inheritance. The scheming guardian and his sister have been spending Bobbie's money, and they hope to have the sister marry Bobbie so that they can keep control over his money.Teddy, one of the 1st dog stars!
- DirectorFred HibbardStarsCharles DoretyTeddy the DogBaby PeggyIt is Teddy's duty to awaken his master in time to deliver milk; he must pull the little milk wagon over its route, and to round out a complete life for the day - he must take care of the goat that gives up forty quarts of "milk without a prescription." Teddy is constantly on the job. He frustrates the villain's plan to sour the milk with a lemon and changes the bottles before any harm can come to the master. Teddy, furthermore, saves the goat from being kidnapped - and he is finally commissioned to pull the wagon in which his master and his sweetheart are seated.
- DirectorDavid SmithStarsJean PaigeJames MorrisonGeorge WebbAnna Sewell's "autobiography" of a horse named Black Beauty is here expanded to include the adventures of the humans who surround the horse.
- DirectorHerman C. RaymakerStarsRin Tin TinJohn HarronJune MarloweA giant condor decimates a herd of sheep, and Rin-Tin-Tin is unjustly accused of having turned killer.
- DirectorRichard ThorpeStarsRin Tin TinWalter MillerJune MarloweA prospector is murdered by The Cactus Kid and his gang, who hope to find the murdered man's goldmine. The miner's dog, Rin-Tin-Tin, recognizes the killers, who thereafter seek to use the dog to locate the lost mine. With the help of a government agent and a young girl, Rinty saves the mine and brings the bad guys to justice.
- DirectorPhil RosenStarsEsther RalstonAlexander KirklandGavin GordonBlack Beauty is being trained to run in the steeplechase race, upon which the Cameron family has staked its fortune. However, the horse is injured racing for a doctor when its owner is hurt, and it looks like it won't recover in time to compete in the race.
- DirectorSpencer Gordon BennetStarsKazan the Wonder DogGene TolerRuth SullivanA stray German shepherd, a runaway teenage boy, and a runaway teenage girl end up at her uncle's place in Oregon, where an epidemic of sheep rustling is under way.
- DirectorBernard B. RayStarsRin Tin Tin Jr.Grant WithersGrace FordA fur trapper catches another trapper trying to steal his furs. He stops the thief, but later on the furs are stolen anyway. Rin Tin Tin Jr. tracks down the thief to try to get the furs back.
- DirectorFord BeebeB. Reeves EasonStarsRexRin Tin Tin Jr.Kane RichmondA 12 episode serial starring Rex, the King of the Wild Horses and Rin-Tin-Tin, Jr. Rex is brought from the island of Sujan, where he is worshiped as a God-Horse, to the U.S. to be trained as a polo pony. He escapes, meets Rinty and with the help of Frank Bradley is returned to Sujan. The natives have been persuaded to turn against their God-Horse, however he is rescued just in time before he is burned as a sacrifice.Early team up of 2 animals(a dog & horse).
- DirectorNorman DawnStarsAlfred DelcambreMerrill McCormickJack SantosAfter a plane crash, a doctor treks 400 miles into the Alaskan wilderness. Based on a true story.
- DirectorB. Reeves EasonJohn T. CoyleStarsRichard ArlenBeverly RobertsLyle TalbotA fur trader guides a writer and her animals to safety in the Yukon territory when wolves are about to attack.
- DirectorGeorge WaggnerStarsJohn CarrollMovitaGeorge LynnNatalie is shallow; Mike doesn't care. Mike and Natalie join a scavenger hunt and break into a pet shop to get something they require for the treasure-hunt prize.
- DirectorEdward FinneyStarsDavid SharpeLeRoy MasonChief ThundercloudThe Kid and his pals are horse thieves wanted by the law. As he takes a horse from Jan Walton she makes him promise to bring it back. This makes him go straight and when his pals steal Jan's horses he returns them. But Benson, the leader of the horse thieves, along with his gang is after them too and the Kid is greatly outnumbered.
- DirectorZoltan KordaStarsSabuJoseph CalleiaJohn QualenA boy raised by wild animals tries to adapt to human village life.
- DirectorFred M. WilcoxStarsRoddy McDowallDonald CrispMay WhittyAfter her destitute family is forced to sell her, a collie named Lassie escapes from her new owner and begins the long trek from Scotland to her Yorkshire home.Teddy, Rin Tin Tin, then the biggest dog star of all, Lassie! Did Lassie make a cameo in The Beast of Yucca Flats(1961)?
- DirectorHarold D. SchusterStarsRoddy McDowallPreston FosterRita JohnsonKen McLaughlin struggles to please his family in any way. He comes back from boarding school boasting poor grades and facing going through the fifth grade again, much to his fathers dismay. Ken's mother, Nell, manages to persuade his father Rob to let him choose a colt from the herd for himself. He instead chooses a sorrel chestnut filly, who becomes injured soon after. Can Ken nurse the filly back to full health?
- DirectorMax NosseckStarsMona FreemanRichard DenningEvelyn AnkersA young English girl is raising a horse named Black Beauty into a prize-winner. The motherless girl is thrown into a panic after Beauty disappears.
- DirectorTerry O. MorseStarsRobert 'Buzz' HenryRalph LewisSybil MerrittThe dog of a boy scout is kidnapped at the instigation of a neighbor. The boy gets the help of a war veteran.
- DirectorFred M. WilcoxStarsElizabeth TaylorFrank MorganTom DrakeAcademy Award-winner Elizabeth Taylor stars in this touching family drama about a young girl who rehabilitates an Army's shell-shocked collie.
- DirectorMax NosseckStarsRin Tin Tin IIIDonald WoodsRobert BlakeThe bond between the boy and his dog is the only thing that could bring the boy out of his shell. The plot moves along as Villains plan to steal the dog.
- DirectorLesley SelanderStarsRobert PaigeNoreen NashTed DonaldsonA mare dies while foaling the Red Stallion. He is reared by a boy and is entered in a big race - something like the Kentucky Derby.
- DirectorJames AlgarStarsWinston HiblerThe first of the True-Life Adventure featurettes. Fur seals arrive on the Pribilof Islands for the purpose of mating. The older seals are known as bulls and have "harems" of females which they protect very seriously. The younger male seals get together, train themselves to fight, and then help each other overthrow the bulls to become the new masters of the harems.
- DirectorRichard ThorpeStarsEdmund GwennDonald CrispGeraldine BrooksWhen Lassie's master dies, an old friend tries to convince a judge that the dog's life should be spared.
- DirectorHarold F. KressStarsPalPaul KellyBruce CowlingAn intrepid dog comes to the rescue when a boy's life is put at risk by the greed inflamed by a gold strike.
- DirectorJames AlgarStarsWinston HiblerAlthough first glance reveals little more than stones and sand, the desert is alive. Witness moving rocks, spitting mud pots, gorgeous flowers and the never-ending battle for survival between creatures of every shape, size and description.
- DirectorJesse HibbsStarsJoel McCreaMari BlanchardRace GentryThe story of a wild black stallion and the cowboys who set out to capture him.
- DirectorHerman HoffmanStarsJeff RichardsJarma LewisEdmund GwennA bull terrier tells his life story, from the streets of the Bowery to a life of luxury.
- DirectorHarold D. SchusterStarsJohnny CrawfordMimi GibsonJohn BryantAfter some hesitation, 10-year-old Bobby accepts the gift of a magnificent black foal from his severe, thoughtless and overprotective father.
- DirectorRobert StevensonStarsDorothy McGuireFess ParkerTommy KirkA teenage boy grows to love a stray yellow dog while helping his mother and younger brother run their Texas homestead while their father is away on a cattle drive. First thought to be good-for-nothing mutt, Old Yeller is soon beloved by all.
- DirectorNicholas RayBudd SchulbergStarsBurl IvesChristopher PlummerChana EdenAn ornithologist battles a family of bird poachers in the Florida Everglades.
- DirectorCharles R. RondeauStarsBuddy Joe HookerLondonWendy StuartA German Shepherd dog helps a lamb to escape the slaughter house.
- DirectorTom McGowanStarsRex AllenOscar BuschLee NugentA hound puppy lost in the woods is nurtured by a female raccoon and forms an enduring bond with one of her cubs.Also a popular release on the super 8 film format.
- DirectorJohn A. BushelmanStarsGail RussellDavid McLeanRoger MobleyWhen young Guy Brancato's parents have to move from Elko, Nevada to Los Angeles, California, they are unable to take Guy's dog Pete. Guy is angry at his parents and even more distressed when he learns that Pete has run away from the neighbor who was tending him. But Pete has plans to travel to Los Angeles on his own.
- DirectorJack CoufferDon HaldaneStarsJean CoutuÉmile GenestUriel LuftThe rugged Canadian wilderness is the backdrop to this story of a dog separated from his owner.
- DirectorJames B. ClarkStarsDavid LaddArthur O'ConnellPam SmithEvery year the Chincoteague fire department rounds up the wild ponies of Assateague Island, and then auctions off the colts and yearlings to thin out the herd. A young brother and sister, Paul and Maureen Beebe, have set their hearts on owning one particular wild three-year-old pony, The Phantom. Only they have to earn the money, the Phantom has to be captured in the roundup (which she never has), and then they have to outbid everyone else for her in the auction. And even the Phantom herself has a surprise for Paul and Maureen: a foal named Misty.
- DirectorNorman TokarStarsWalter PidgeonGilles PayantÉmile GenestA wealthy sportsman's decision to hire a backwoods orphan to exercise a champion Irish Setter has unexpected consequences.
- DirectorAram AvakianLeslie H. MartinsonStarsPeter BreckPeggy McCayCarroll O'ConnorA Wonder dog wins the hearts of a young child and saves his owners from danger.
- DirectorFletcher MarkleStarsÉmile GenestJohn DrainieTommy TweedTwo dogs and a cat set off on a treacherous 200-mile journey towards home.
- DirectorJames B. ClarkStarsChuck ConnorsLuke HalpinConnie ScottSandy is distraught when, having saved Flipper by pulling out a spear, his father insists the dolphin be released. A grateful Flipper, however, returns the favor when Sandy is threatened by Sharks.
- DirectorAndrew MartonStarsMarshall ThompsonBetsy DrakeRichard HaydnA veterinarian living in Africa with his daughter take care of a cross-eyed lion, make friends with other animals, and learn about local wildlife.
- DirectorEllis KadisonStarsRoger PerryPeggy Ann GarnerBarry CoeA boy lost in the mountains and fleeing a merciless poacher, befriends a wildcat on the loose.
- DirectorJames HillTom McGowanStarsVirginia McKennaBill TraversGeoffrey KeenThe story of George and Joy Adamson and the orphaned lion cub, Elsa, they adopt.
- DirectorLaslo BenedekStarsRobert LansingJohn AndersonRobin MattsonRobert Lansing and Lee Meriwether star in this warm and compelling family drama about a compassionate scientist who forms an unlikely friendship with a magnificent killer whale.
- DirectorJoseph PevneyStarsClint WalkerMartha HyerKeenan WynnEx-lawman Jim Cole retires to Wyoming to farm his land, but a land-greedy neighbor, an ex-con turned bounty hunter, and a vicious grizzly bear upset his retirement plans.
- DirectorWinston HiblerStarsRon BrownBrian RussellLinda WallaceWhen a cougar raised by a group of loggers in the Pacific Northwest reverts to its natural instincts, the consequence could threaten its life.
- DirectorJames NeilsonStarsDennis WeaverVera MilesRalph MeekerA young boy befriends an orphaned cub and raises him to adult-bearhood. This fine family feature. based on Walt Morey's novel "Gentle Ben," was the basis for the "Gentle Ben" television series.
- DirectorNorman FosterStarsJiggs the DonkeyJoseph CottenPat ConwayThe antics of a burro named Brighty is set among the grandeur of the Grand Canyon. The animal endures some perilous adventures before finding friendship with a prospector who finally strikes it rich.
- DirectorJack CoufferStarsBill TraversVirginia McKennaPeter JeffreyStuck in a dead-end job Graham Merrill adopts an otter, Mij, as a pet and then moves to an isolated village in western Scotland. Adventures ensue.
- DirectorJames B. ClarkStarsTed EcclesTheodore BikelTudi WigginsAs young Sam Gribley runs away he learns about nature.
- DirectorRon KellyStarsJohn YesnoChris WigginsHugh WebsterErnest T. Seton, an American artist and author, tells the story of a mighty grizzly.
- StarsMichael RyeThe adventures of 'Whiskers," a cougar cub growing from cuddly kitten to efficient hunter on the Western slopes of the Rocky Mountains.
- DirectorJames HillStarsMark LesterWalter SlezakPeter Lee LawrenceEvan's son Joe receives Black Beauty stallion. After Evan's death, new owner mistreats animals. Black Beauty sold to circus after card game. Joe attempts to reclaim stallion from circus.
- DirectorJack CoufferStarsNigel DavenportSusan HampshireGeoffrey KeenWhen Elsa's three mischievous cubs begin wreaking havoc on the nearby villages, Joy and her husband are forced to move them hundreds of miles to a game preserve.
- DirectorKen AnnakinStarsCharlton HestonMichèle MercierRaimund HarmstorfA house dog is abducted and brought to the north as a sled dog.
- DirectorBernard McEveetyStarsMichael DouglasJodie FosterJohnny WhitakerTwo young children, who, rather than part with an old pet lion who was once a circus performer, go on a perilous mountain trek to stay with a recluse friend.
- DirectorDick RobinsonStarsLeon AmesDick RobinsonA mountain man saves four wolf cubs after their mother dies. They all bond to form a unique pack filled with friendship and ultimately, protection.
- DirectorBernard McEveetyStarsPatrick WayneChief Dan GeorgeAndrew DugganA man seeking peace and quiet finds himself father to three bears.
- DirectorJoe CampStarsPeter BreckDeborah WalleyPatsy GarrettA stray dog saves two kidnapped children.Does Lassie need to worry?
- DirectorMohy QuandourStewart RaffillStarsHenry BrandonHerbert NelsonDan HaggertyAvakum (Henry Brandon) is an old trapper who is having a harder and harder time getting by because of the dwindling wildlife in the region. One day he is on a tiger hunt when a big cat attacks his friend's son. Ava tries to shoot the tiger but accidentally kills the boy instead. Thinking he's accused of murder, he flees civilization, and eventually adapts to life among these same tigers. Boris (Herbert Nelson) , knows that his son's death was an accident, and tries to find Avakum and tell him he's innocent and should came back to the village. In the year that follows, Ava survives the harsh Siberian winter and finds himself at home beyond civilized life, to the point where when Boris finally does find him, it is a very touching goodbye, since the two old friends have drifted apart and have to remain in their separate worlds.
- DirectorRichard FriedenbergStarsDan HaggertyDon ShanksMarjorie HarperAfter fleeing into the mountains after he is wrongly accused of murder, woodsman "Grizzly Adams" discovers an uncanny bond to the indigenous wildlife of the region after rescuing an orphaned grizzly bear cub whom he adopts and calls "Ben".
- DirectorStewart RaffillStarsRobert LoganSusan DamanteHollye HolmesThe Robinson family decide to leave city life behind for one of clean living in the wilderness for the sake of their daughter's health. There they learn the value of family as they become closer to nature.
- DirectorTay GarnettFord Beebe Jr.StarsMike MazurkiVic ChristyFritz FordA marathon manhunt through athousand miles of the rugged terrain of the Alaskan wilderness.It was about time Mike Mazurki got a starring role!
- DirectorJohn C. ChampionStarsJoel McCreaRobert FullerPatrick WayneA rancher and former rodeo star comes across a runaway boy while he is hunting a wild stallion.
- DirectorRichard FriedenbergStarsDan HaggertyDenver PyleTony MirattiNaive adventurer with luck on his side conquers the wilderness.
- DirectorLyman DaytonStarsClint WalkerBurl IvesDiane BakerWhen a young boy nurses an injured hawk back to health, he gains newfound courage and confidence on his own.Red Skelton was to be in the original cast!
- DirectorJoe CampStarsPatsy GarrettBenjeanArt VasilBenji sniffs out a bogus CIA agent in Athens, Greece.
- DirectorJack HivelyStarsDan HaggertyDenver PyleBozo the BearBefore all can complete preparations for an Easter celebration ,they must first deal with two wayward,yet,strange visitors,whose wagon burst into flames after being struck by lightning.Adding this as a special exception.
- DirectorDon ChaffeyStarsJames StewartMickey RooneyPernell RobertsLassie is trying to find her way home. She will have to run all the way from Colorado to California. Her loving owner is looking for her too.Maybe they should make, "Benji vs Lassie"!
- DirectorJack CoufferStarsRobert LoganSusan DamanteHeather RattrayThe family who went "back to nature" by homesteading in Colorado's Rocky Mountains is threatened by possible federal opposition to their mining claims on the land they moved to.
- DirectorCarroll BallardStarsKelly RenoMickey RooneyTeri GarrAfter being shipwrecked with a magnificent horse off the coast of Africa in the 1940s, a boy bonds with the stallion, and trains him to race after their rescue.
- DirectorJoe CampStarsChevy ChaseJane SeymourBenjeanA murdered detective must avenge his murder after he is reincarnated as a dog.
- DirectorPeter CarterStarsRonny CoxLinda SorensenAndrew Ian McMillanA boy and his sled dog against the elements.
- DirectorDon KeeslarStarsDan HaggertyKim DarbyNoah Beery Jr.A wilderness-loving man must clear himself of a wrongful murder charge and rescue his daughter who may be sent to an orphanage in this made-for-TV movie.
- DirectorCarroll BallardStarsCharles Martin SmithBrian DennehyZachary IttimangnaqA government researcher, sent to research the "menace" of wolves in the north, learns about the true beneficial and positive nature of the species.
- DirectorRobert DalvaStarsKelly RenoVincent SpanoAllen GarfieldA teenager loses his horse in Morocco and gets him back after various daredevil adventures.The Nature/Animal movies popularity start a downward trend after this film.
- DirectorMasanori HataStarsKyôko KoizumiDudley MooreChatranThe adventures of a young cat and a dog as they find themselves accidentally separated and each swept into a hazardous trek.
- DirectorJoe CampStarsRed SteagallFrank InnBenjeanBenji is left in the wilderness after an accident. Can he survive?
- DirectorJean-Jacques AnnaudStarsTchéky KaryoBart the BearYouk the BearAn orphan bear cub hooks up with an adult male as they try to dodge human hunters.
- DirectorKen KennedyStarsGene EdwardsAcquanettaWayne BrennanThree criminals from Western Mississippi leave a sequel of robberies for every town they pass. Can Grizzly Adams and his inseparable bear stop them?Clint Walker was in the pre-production cast list.
- DirectorRandal KleiserStarsEthan HawkeKlaus Maria BrandauerJedJack London's classic adventure story about the friendship developed between a Yukon gold hunter and the mixed dog-wolf he rescues from the hands of a man who mistreats him.
- DirectorBrian LevantStarsCharles GrodinBonnie HuntDean JonesA slobbering St. Bernard becomes the center of attention for a loving family, but must contend with a dog-napping veterinarian and his henchmen.
- DirectorDuwayne DunhamStarsMichael J. FoxSally FieldDon AmecheA fun-loving American bulldog pup, a hilarious Himalayan cat, and a wise old golden retriever embark on a long trek through the rugged wilderness of the Sierra Nevada mountains in a quest to reach home and their beloved owners.
- DirectorMichael Toshiyuki UnoStarsRicky SchroderGordon TootoosisDuncan FraserA young boy heads off to the Yukon after hearing tales about the Gold Rush, and he forms an unwavering friendship with a heroic Alsatian dog called Buck.
- DirectorGeorge MillerStarsTina MajorinoKeith CarradineChelsea FieldThe true story of how a seal named Andre befriended a little girl named Toni and her family in 1962.
- DirectorDaniel PetrieStarsHelen SlaterTom GuiryJon TenneyWhen a family of 4 moves from Baltimore to a farm in rural Virginia, they adopt an abandoned collie. The dog becomes the son's companion and protector, helping him adapt to rural life.
- DirectorPhillip BorsosStarsJesse BradfordMimi RogersBruce DavisonAngus McCormick adopts a stray dog and names him Yellow. Several days later, while traveling along the coast of British Columbia with his father, John, he and Yellow become stranded when turbulent waters capsize their boat. John and his wife, Katherine, relentlessly badger rescue teams. Angus, schooled by John in wilderness survival skills, and assisted by intelligent Yellow, tries to attract rescuers.
- DirectorChris NoonanStarsJames CromwellMagda SzubanskiChristine CavanaughGentle farmer Arthur Hoggett wins a piglet Babe at a county fair. Narrowly escaping his fate as Christmas dinner, Babe bonds with motherly border collie Fly and discovers that he too can herd sheep. But will the other animals accept him?
- DirectorDavid R. EllisStarsMichael J. FoxSally FieldRalph WaiteWhen adventurous pets Chance, Shadow, and Sassy are accidentally separated from their vacationing humans, they're left to fend for themselves on the mean streets of San Francisco, searching for the "golden bridge" that will take them home.
- DirectorTommy Lee WallaceStarsJonathan BrandisAriana RichardsChris NothAnother thrilling adventure for Elsa the lioness as she works her magic on two teenagers struggling with changes in their life
- DirectorAlan ShapiroStarsPaul HoganElijah WoodJonathan BanksA teenage boy sent to spend the summer with his eccentric uncle on the Florida coast befriends a remarkable dolphin and takes on local bad guys who are polluting the water.
- DirectorStephen HerekStarsGlenn CloseJeff DanielsJoely RichardsonAn evil high-fashion designer plots to steal dalmatian puppies in order to make an extravagant fur coat but creates an extravagant mess instead.
- DirectorCaroline ThompsonStarsRene RussoRobbie ColtraneAlan CummingA depiction of the true life story of Gertrude Lintz, an eccentric 1920's socialite who tries to raise a gorilla, like many chimps before him, as part of her family.
- DirectorJeremy HaftStarsDan HaggertyDylan HaggertyNicole LundPresent-day Portland suburbs kids Dylan and Nicole go on the camping trip with their family, and when they enter a mysterious cave in the mountains, they're transported back in time to 1870, where they meet mountain man Jeremiah.
- DirectorGeorge MillerStarsMagda SzubanskiElizabeth DailyMickey RooneyBabe, fresh from his victory in the sheepherding contest, returns to Farmer Hoggett's farm, but after Farmer Hoggett is injured and unable to work, Babe has to go to the big city to save the farm.
- DirectorSergei BodrovStarsChase MooreMaria GeelbooiArie VerveenThe tale of the extraordinary life and times of Lucky, a horse that was born in captivity but achieves his dream of running free with the help of a stableboy.
- DirectorJay RussellStarsFrankie MunizKevin BaconDiane LaneA shy boy grows up in 1940s Mississippi with the help of his beloved dog, Skip.
- DirectorNicolas VanierStarsNorman WintherMay LooAlex Van BibberA trapper and his wife brave the harsh Yukon climate, trecherous landscape and dangerous wildlife in an attempt to live a life of solitude.
- DirectorJean-Jacques AnnaudStarsGuy PearceFreddie HighmoreJean-Claude DreyfusTwo tigers are separated as cubs and taken into captivity, only to be reunited years later as enemies by an explorer who inadvertently forces them to fight each other.
- DirectorJoe CampStarsNick WhitakerChris KendrickNate BynumLost and alone on the streets of a small Mississippi town, Benji struggles to save his mom from a backyard puppy mill, avoiding two dopey dogcatchers and an unwanted sidekick.
- DirectorCharles SturridgeStarsJohn LynchSamantha MortonPeter O'TooleA family in financial crisis is forced to sell Lassie, their beloved dog. Hundreds of miles away from her true family, Lassie escapes and sets out on a journey home.