''Shep Comes Home'' is a 1948 American film written and directed by

Ford Beebe Ford Ingalsbe Beebe (November 26, 1888 – November 26, 1978) was a screenwriter and Film director, director. He entered the film business as a writer around 1916 and over the next 60 years wrote and/or directed almost 200 films. He specialized ...

for

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. It was a sequel to ''

My Dog Shep ''My Dog Shep'' is a 1946 American drama (genre), drama film directed by Ford Beebe. It was made by Golden Gate Productions and released through the newly-formed Screen Guild Productions. They had just made ''Flight to Nowhere''. Filming starte ...

'' (1946).

Plot

Cast

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as Shep * Robert Lowery as Mark Folger * Billy Kimbley as Larry Havens * Martin Garralaga as Manuel Ortiz * Margia Dean as Martha Langley * Sheldon Leonard as 'Swifty' Lewis * Michael Whalen as 'Chance' Martin

Production

Ford Beebe was attached in September 1948. Filming started September 1948. Robert L. Lippert, who financed, was hoping to turn the films into a series. However there were no more Shep films. Margia Dean recalled "The dog always did it right on the first take—but the actors kept goofing up. (Laughs) That’s probably why they say actors don’t like working with animals. (Laughs)” Margia Dean's performance led to her being cast in '' I Shot Jesse James''.Schallert, E. (1948, Sep 28)
"Raymond, Kemp cleverly develop musical theme; jet pilot ideas rampant"
''Los Angeles Times''

References

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''Shep Comes Home''
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