A Dog of Flanders (1959 film) A Dog of Flanders (1959 film) A Dog of Flanders is a 1960 American drama film directed by James B. Clark, with stars David Ladd, Donald Crisp and Theodore Bikel. It is based on the 1872 novel of the same name by Ouida. It was released on March 17, 1960 by 20th Century Fox in CinemaScope and Color by De Luxe The film has a happy ending for the boy and his dog. "Patrasche" is played by Spike the Mastador, best known for playing the title character in Old Yeller. Robert L. Lippert enjoyed success with a children's film starring
A Boy and His Dog a screenplay with no current plans for production. Ellison considered as late as 2003 that he would combine the three stories (possibly with additional material) to create a novel with the proposed title of "Blood's a Rover" (not to be confused with the Chad Oliver story or the James Ellroy novel "Blood's a Rover"). Prior to the publication of "Blood's a Rover", the graphic novel's Ellison/Corben edition has been reprinted as Vic and Blood: The Continuing Adventures of a Boy and His Dog. In January 2018, Subterranean Press announced the publication of "Blood's a Rover", which combined materials from the