Vigil
AdventureDramaFamily
Jimmy Travis whose father is continually relocated gets his first dog but must shortly leave it behind so he has Jeff promise to care for the dog but the dog mourns and shuns food while waiting for Jimmy's return at the train stat...
Director
Philip Ford
Writers
Edmond Kelso, Eric Knight
Stars
Jan Clayton, Tommy Rettig, George Cleveland
Release Date
January 27, 1957
Language
English
🎭 Top Cast
Jan Clayton
as Ellen Miller
Tommy Rettig
as Jeff Miller
George Cleveland
as George 'Gramps' Miller
Joey D. Vieira
as Porky Brockway
Michael Winkelman
as Jimmy Travis
Eve Miller
as Mrs. Travis
House Peters Jr.
as Sheriff Benson
Nolan Leary
as Dan Cook
Lassie the Dog
as Lassie
🎬 Technical Specs
Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Color
Black and White
Production
Robert Maxwell Associates, Television Programs of America (TPA)
🏷️ Keywords
dog
🎯 Categories
AdventureDramaFamily
💡 Did You Know?
This is the only time Michael Winkelman appears in this series. By the end of the year, i.e. 1957, he would become a familiar face for TV audiences in his recurring role as Little Luke in the TV sitcom The Real McCoys (1957).
📖 Synopsis
Jimmy Travis whose father is continually relocated gets his first dog but must shortly leave it behind so he has Jeff promise to care for the dog but the dog mourns and shuns food while waiting for Jimmy's return at the train stat...