Digby the Biggest Dog in the World
Year:
1973
Production Country:
Great Britain
A chemical designed to increase the size of vegetables is mistakenly given to Digby, Billy's sheepdog. He grows, is stolen, and sold to a circus as a freak. Digby breaks loose, causing havoc, and the army is asked to destroy him, but Billy administers the antidote in time and Digby becomes normal again. Meanwhile, a chimpanzee takes the mixture...
Cast & credits
Cast
- Jeff Eldon Jim Dale
- Dr Harz Spike Milligan
- Janine Angela Douglas
- Jerry John Bluthal
- Tom Norman Rossington
- Dr Jameson Milo O'shea
- Billy White Richard Beaumont
- Colonel Masters Dinsdale Landen
- Rogerson Garfield Morgan
- Professor Ribart Victor Spinetti
- ringmaster Harry Towb
- General Frank Kenneth J. Warren
- The Great Manzini Bob Todd
- assistant Margaret Stuart
- Aunt Ina Molly Urquhart
- dog home manager Victor Maddern
- estate agent Frank Thornton
- general's aide Sandra Caron
- grandfather Edward Underdown
- army captain Ben Aris
- control operator Sheila Steafel
- bunny girl Clovissa Newcombe
- train driver Rob Stewart
- telephone operator Maxine Casson
- TV announcer Henry McGee
Credits
Direction
- Directed by Joe McGrath
- Assistant Director Roger Simons
- Continuity Phyllis Townshend
Production
- © Walter Shenson Films Ltd
- Executive Producer Irwin Margulies
- Produced by Walter Shenson
- Associate Producer Leon Becker
- Production Supervisor Denis Johnson Jr
- Assistant to the Producer James C. Katz
- Studio EMI-MGM Elstree Studios
Writing
- Screenplay by Michael Pertwee
- Screen Story by Charles Isaacs
- Based on the book by Ted Key
Photography
- Director of Photography Harry Waxman
- Photographic Effects Tom Howard
- Camera Operator Gerry Anstiss
Editing
- Film Editor Jim Connock
- Assistant Editor Cyril Simon
Design
- Art Director Maurice Fowler
- Set Dresser Peta Button
- [Sculptor] Brian Muir
Costumes
- Wardrobe Charles Guerin
- Wardrobe Eileen Sullivan
Make-up
- Make-up Jill Carpenter
- Hairdressing Stephanie Kaye
Music
- Music Edwin Astley
Sound
- Sound Recording Les Hammond
- Sound Recording Bill Rowe
- Dubbing Editor Rusty Coppleman