Banjo (1947) Online

This splendid family film is rarely seen of tv, I of course was able to make a tape of it years ago at the dawn of the VCR age and saved it for my children to view. They loved it. Why isn't this film readily available on home video. Why must good films like this be forced to remain unknown to today's young film watchers? If you have read some of my other Sharyn Moffet film comments-you know that I consider her one of the most underrated child actresses. She doesn't ooze with the sappy charm too often seen by little girls in films. Instead she seems more natural and plays the role of a child as a child-not like some overly professionally trained kid who comes off sounding like a miniature adult. See it and you shall be glad.

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We watched this movie last night with our 10 year old son.... he loved it! We are all dog lovers so we really enjoyed this

wonderful movie about a girl and her dog....why don't they make movies like this anymore? Another great movie that Sharyn Moffet is in is Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House..which is also a good family movie.

This is a B movie to be sure, but very interesting. Sharyn Moffet plays the orphaned Pat, who is sent to live with her Aunt in Boston after having spent all of her life on the old family farm down south. Banjo is the name of her beloved dog-a pointer. Who also accompanies Pat to Boston. Misadventures soon follow the pair. If I say anymore, then you will know how it ends. It is always a pleasure to see the unpretentious Sharyn Moffet on screen.

This film was made to appeal to juvenile audiences, but the entire family will enjoy it as well.

Imagine "Pollyanna" meets "little orphan Annie " with a Shirley Temple touch for good measure;you get the picture?After all,Pollyanna -who came years later- was received by her aunt into her desirable mansion(although Jacqueline White is younger than Jane Wyman ) ,and the auntie is in love with a doctor (himself younger than Richard Egan);and she's got a dog (see the title) like little orphan Annie.

That said, our young heroine is less good than Pollyanna:does't she ask a "true" gun to her dad to kill the swamp cat with her three chums ,Ezechiel,and the charming black boys ,Genesis and Exodus (!)?;this is a well told story ,well constructed - a good idea is to make the "swamp cat" appear in the flesh whereas the viewer thought it was only a legend.Younger children fond of pets should like it.

Best line: the girl to her aunt:"you're an old maid! " whereas she is still an attractive young woman.