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War Dogs

1942 · 64 min

A short, earnest wartime adventure that plays like a simple, good-natured tale of a boy and his heroic dog.

Directed by
S. Roy Luby
Genres
Adventure, War
Starring
Addison Richards, Bradley Page, Kay Linaker
Tagline
ACE GOES OVER THE TOP! He's in the Army now...a four-footed hero fighting for a kid who could
Overview
A young boy donates his pet, a police dog, to the army to be trained as a war dog.

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Directed by
S. Roy Luby
Genres
Adventure, War
Starring
Addison Richards, Bradley Page, Kay Linaker
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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • war
    • loyalty
    • coming-of-age
    • friendship
    Places
    • military
    Era
    period
    Audience
    family
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism6
    Romance0
    Tension3
    Darkness2
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight3

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    Details

    Genres
    adventure, war
    Directed by
    S. Roy Luby
    Written by
    John Vlahos
    Starring
    Addison Richards, Bradley Page, Kay Linaker, Herbert Rawlinson, Lee Phelps, John Berkes, Bryant Washburn, George N. Neise
    Runtime
    64 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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