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THE SILENT CALL (1961)

Film Pick of the Day
Wednesday, July 29, 2026

Joe Besser's autobiography, as well as studio promos of the film in trade magazines, indicate that Joe was cast as 'Art,' the next-door-neighbor. A different actor appears in that role, which obviously was recast. Joe Besser does not appear in the final cut of this film.

A young boy's dog is left behind with a neighbor when a Nevada family moves away to Los Angeles. Their 12-year-old son is heartbroken, and so is his dog Pete. Poorly treated by his new master, Pete runs away, determined to travel the 600 miles to find his young owner. This family film relates the dog's adventures with the strangers he meets in rural settings and towns along the way.

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Average Rating:

[ 4.00/10 ]   1 votes
Featuring Joe Besser (Solo)
Release Date Saturday, July 1, 1961
Studio 20th Century-Fox
Production Type Feature Film
Duration 62.9 min.

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Wilbur Mack
(Actor)

b. 1873

Binghampton, NY

Maria Ouspenskaya
(Actress)

b. 1876

Tula, Russia

Don Marquis
(Original Play)

b. 1878

Walnut, IL

George Humbert
(Actor)

b. 1880

Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Polly Bailey
(Actress)

b. 1882

Scranton, PA

George Chesebro
(Actor)

b. 1888

Minneapolis, MN

William Powell
(Actor)

b. 1892

Pittsburgh, PA

Slim Whitaker
(Actor)

b. 1893

Kansas City, MO

Charles C. Wilson
(Actor)

b. 1894

New York, NY

Morton Havel
(Actor)

b. 1900

Brooklyn, NY

James Sheridan
(Actor)

b. 1906

New York, NY

Warren Douglas
(Actor)

b. 1911

Minneapolis, MN

Stephen McNally
(Actor)

b. 1913

New York, NY

Budd Boetticher
(Actor)

b. 1916

Chicago, IL

Ruth Hilliard
(Actress)

b. 1916

Toledo, OH



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Monte Vandergrift
(Actor)

d. 1939   (46)

North Hollywood, CA

Will Armstrong
(Actor)

d. 1943   (74)

Los Angeles, CA

Norma Koch
(Costume Design)

d. 1979   (81)

Jamaica, NY

Phil Boutelje
(Music Coordinator)

d. 1979   (83)

Woodland Hills, CA

David Niven
(Actor)

d. 1983   (73)

Chateau-d'Oex, Switzerland

Fred Waring
(Musical Director)

d. 1984   (84)

State College, PA

Fred Waring and His Pennsylvanians
(Actor)

d. 1984   (84)

State College, PA

Les Elgart and His Orchestra
(Actor)

d. 1995   (76)

Dallas, TX

Robert Banas
(Actor)

d. 2024   (90)

Encino, CA



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