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Douglas Haig, American child actor died he was , 90.


Douglas Haig  was an American child actor appearing in films in the 1920s and 1930s died he was , 90..

(March 9, 1920 – February 1, 2011)

His career began at age two in silent films and (unlike many silent film actors) continued into sound films ("talkies").[1] From 1928 onward he appeared in at least 14 films. As a small child he was placid and pleasant-looking.[1] In a scholarly review of Attorney for the Defense, a 1932 sound film, his performance is described as very annoying.[2] The high point of Haig's career as a film actor came in 1935, with a starring role in Man's Best Friend.
Haig appeared in both feature films and shorts with numerous emerging stars of Hollywood. The Family Group (1928) was a short featuring Charley Chase. Sins of the Fathers (1928) starred Emil Jannings and included ZaSu Pitts. This silent film has been lost; only excerpts survive in the UCLA Film and Television Archives.[4] Betrayal (1929) was a silent film with talking sequences, synchronized music and sound effects. The cast included Emil Jannings and Gary Cooper.[5] Welcome Danger (1929) was produced by and starred Harold Lloyd. High Gear featured James Murray and Joan Marsh. John Wayne (an extra) appears in That's My Boy.
In Man's Best Friend (1935) Haig starred in the lead role of Jed Strong, a boy who has a fine dog and an abusive father who wants to kill the dog. Also appearing in the film were Frank Brownlee, Mary McLaren, and Patricia Chapman. In 1986, TV Guide described this film as a simple, unpretentious story of a little mountain boy and his pet police dog.[6]
Although some early films in which Haig appeared have been lost, the later film survive and of those a few have been released on DVD. These include Man's Best Friend (together with The Secret Code) and High Gear.

Filmography

List of acting performances in film
Title↓ Year↓ Role↓ Notes
Woman-Wise[7] 1937 Oscar uncredited
Man's Best Friend[7] 1935 Jed Strong
High Gear[7] 1933 Percy
Call Her Savage[7] 1932 Pete as a boy[8] uncredited
That's My Boy[7] 1932 Tommy as a young boy
Attorney for the Defense[7] 1932 Paul Wallace as a boy
The Cisco Kid[7] 1931 Billy See The Cisco Kid
The Spy[7] 1931 Seryoska
Caught Short 1930 Johnny
Welcome Danger 1929 Buddy Lee or Roy[8] uncredited
Betrayal 1929 Peter
Baby's Birthday 1929
uncredited
Sins of the Fathers 1928 Tom as a child
The Family Group 1928


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