Greyfriars Bobby

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  • Greyfriars Bobby -- Disney movie about a 19th-century dog in Scotland whose faithfulness in staying by his master's grave in an Edinburgh cemetary makes him a town legend. Director Don Chaffey's fine cast (Donald Crisp, Alex MacKenzie, Laurence Naismith, Gordon Jackson) and solid staging make it superior family entertainment that young children especially will enjoy. (A-I) (br) ( 1961 )




    Movies have been evaluated by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishop's Office for Film and Broadcasting according to artistic merit and moral suitability. The reviews include the USCCB rating, the Motion Picture Association of America rating, and a brief synopsis of the movie.

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    • A-I -- general patronage;
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    • A-IV**
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    • O -- morally offensive.
    ** Discontinued classification. All archived movies that were originally in the A-IV category are now classified as L.
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