Douglas Haig
Douglas Patrick Haig (March 9, 1920 – February 1, 2011) 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"). From 1928 onward he appeared in at least 14 films. As a small child he was placid and pleasant-looking. In a scholarly review of Attorney for the Defense, a 1932 sound film, his performance is described as very annoying. The high point of Haig's career as a film actor came in 1935, with a starring role in Man's Best Friend (1935). Before this he had appeared in both feature films and shorts such as The Family Group (1928), Sins of the Fathers (1928 lost silent film, of which only excerpts survive at the UCLA Film and Television Archives. Betrayal(1929, a silent film with talking sequences, synchronized music and sound effects), and Welcome Danger (1929). In Man's Best Friend (1935), he 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. In 1986, TV Guide described this film as a "simple, unpretentious story of a little mountain boy and his pet police dog."
Acting
Movie
Wings
as (uncredited)
1927
Movie
The Strong Man
as Minor Role (uncredited)
1926
Movie
Skippy
as Boy
1931
Movie
Call Her Savage
as Pete as a Boy (Uncredited)
1932
Movie
Welcome Danger
as Buddy Lee (uncredited)
1929
Movie
The Cisco Kid
as Billy Benton
1931
Movie
High Gear
as Percy
1933
Movie
Attorney for the Defense
as Paul Wallace as a Boy
1932
Movie
Let's Go Native
as Boy (uncredited)
1930
Movie
Sins of the Fathers
as Tom, as a child
1928
Movie
The Family Group
1928
Movie
Caught Short
as Johnny
1930
Movie
Man's Best Friend
as Jed Strong
1935
Movie
Betrayal
as Peter
1929
Movie
That's My Boy
as Tommy - as a Young Boy
1932
Movie
The Spy
as Seryoska
1931
Movie
The Street of Sin
1928