- Douglas Haig (actor)
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Not to be confused with Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig.
Douglas Patrick Haig [1] Born March 9, 1920[2]
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.[2]Died February 1, 2011 (aged 90)[3]
West Hills, California, U.S.Occupation Actor Years active (1922-)1928-1937[1][2] Douglas Haig (March 9, 1920 – February 1, 2011[3]) 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").[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 References
- ^ a b c d John Holmstrom (1996). The moving picture boy: an international encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995. Michael Russell. pp. 97 (photo). http://books.google.com/books?id=cGJZAAAAMAAJ.
- ^ a b c d Lynn Kear and James King (2009). Evelyn Brent: The Life and Films of Hollywood's Lady Crook. McFarland. pp. 203, 205. http://books.google.com/books?id=P_ODoCwz2EsC.
- ^ a b "Douglas Patrick Haig". www.footnote.com. http://www.footnote.com/page/284213092_douglas_patrick_haig/. Retrieved March 22, 2011.
- ^ Charles Stumpf (2010). ZaSu Pitts: The Life and Career. McFarland. p. 126. http://books.google.com/books?id=fSP4lHULPwsC.
- ^ "Entry on Betrayal". http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/B/Betrayal1929.html.
- ^ TV guide. 34. Triangle Publications. 1986. http://books.google.com/books?id=tOY4AAAAIAAJ.
- ^ a b c d e f g h American Film Institute (1993). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films, 1931-1940. 3. pp. 302. http://books.google.com/books?id=e024jm9X7gQC.
- ^ a b Alan Gevinson, ed (1997). American Film Institute Catalog. University of California Press. http://books.google.com/books?id=bsoUXGZSxZcC.
External links
Categories:- American child actors
- American film actors
- 1920 births
- 2011 deaths
- American silent film actors
- People from New Orleans, Louisiana
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