Douglas Haig

Douglas Patrick Haig(March 9, 1920 – February 1, 2011) was an Americanchild actorappearing infilmsin the 1920s and 1930s. His career began at age two insilent filmsand (unlike many silent film actors) continued intosound 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 ofAttorney for the Defense, a 1932 sound film, his performance is described asvery annoying.The high point of Haig's career as a film actor came in 1935, with a starring role inMan's Best Friend(1935). Before this he had appeared in bothfeature filmsandshortssuch asThe Family Group(1928),Sins of the Fathers(1928lost silent film, of which only excerpts survive at theUCLA Film and Television Archives.Betrayal(1929, a silent film with talking sequences, synchronized music and sound effects),andWelcome Danger(1929). InMan'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 Guidedescribed this film as a "simple, unpretentious story of a little mountain boy and his pet police dog.".