The Calico Dog

Name: The Calico Dog
Genre: Western
Released: 1957-11-29
Duration: 25 min
Rating: 7.8

Episode aired Nov 29, 1957
TV-PG
25m

IMDb RATING

7.8/10

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Western

Brothers John and Dave Chapman share a faithful dog Colonel but when Dave leaves Calico to work in Bismarck, their pet decides to travel between the towns. Soon he's used to transport mail, ... Read allBrothers John and Dave Chapman share a faithful dog Colonel but when Dave leaves Calico to work in Bismarck, their pet decides to travel between the towns. Soon he's used to transport mail, increasing the jealousy of Dave's girl Nancy.Brothers John and Dave Chapman share a faithful dog Colonel but when Dave leaves Calico to work in Bismarck, their pet decides to travel between the towns. Soon he's used to transport mail, increasing the jealousy of Dave's girl Nancy.

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IMDb RATING

7.8/10

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Warren Frost

John Chapman

Robert Benevides

Dave Chapman
(as Bob Beneveds)

Steve Conte

Grimes

Carol Nugent

Nancy Drake

Stuart Wade

Eddie Harris

Zon Murray

Hanks

John Mitchum

Brown

Robert Bice

Camden

Stanley Andrews

The Old Ranger
(uncredited)

Russell Custer

Townsman
(uncredited)

Mathew McCue

Townsman
(uncredited)

Joe McGuinn

Townsman
(uncredited)

Director
- Stuart E. McGowan
Writer
- Ruth Woodman
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7.838

Trivia
In the 1880s, Jim Stacy was a postmaster in Calico, California, and his brother Alwin ran the general store at Bismarck mines, about a mile and a half away. Jim wanted to contact Alwin, so he sent his dog, Dorsey, with a message. The "Dog Delivery System" caught on with the miners, and one of the brothers devised a mail pouch for Dorsey, who continued to deliver mail between the two towns from 1883 to 1886. Dorsey was not renamed after the Postmaster General of the United States, because no one named "Dorsey" has held that office. In 1972, Kenny Roger's recorded the song "Dorsey, the Mail carrying Dog."