Douglas Haig

Douglas Patrick Haig (March 9, 1920 – February 1, 2011) was an American child actor appearing in films in the 1920s and 1930s. His career began at age two in silent films and (unlike many silent film actors) continued into sound films ("talkies"). From 1928 onward he appeared in at least 14 films. As a small child he was placid and pleasant-looking. In a scholarly review of Attorney for the Defense, a 1932 sound film, his performance is described as very annoying. The high point of Haig's career as a film actor came in 1935, with a starring role in Man's Best Friend (1935). Before this he had appeared in both feature films and shorts such as The Family Group (1928), Sins of the Fathers (1928 lost silent film, of which only excerpts survive at the UCLA Film and Television Archives. Betrayal(1929, a silent film with talking sequences, synchronized music and sound effects), and Welcome Danger (1929). In Man's Best Friend (1935), he 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. In 1986, TV Guide described this film as a "simple, unpretentious story of a little mountain boy and his pet police dog."
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
    Birthday
    March 1920
The Cisco Kid
The Cisco Kid
5.9
Man's Best Friend
Man's Best Friend
0
Let's Go Native
Let's Go Native
7.5
The Strong Man
The Strong Man
6.1
Attorney for the Defense
Attorney for the Defense
6
Betrayal
Betrayal
0
Welcome Danger
Welcome Danger
5
Skippy
Skippy
6.2
Call Her Savage
Call Her Savage
5.6
That's My Boy
That's My Boy
0
Sins of the Fathers
Sins of the Fathers
6
The Spy
The Spy
0
The Family Group
The Family Group
0
Caught Short
Caught Short
0
High Gear
High Gear
5
Wings
Wings
7.198