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Wealthy sportsman James Haggin (Walter Pidgeon) lives on a Quebec estate called Wintapi. Émile Fornet (Émile Genest), handler of Haggin's hunting dogs, and Émile's wife Therese (Janette Bertrand), Haggin's cook and housekeeper, live in a separate house on the estate. To start a line of top show dogs, Haggin purchases the winner of the Montreal Kennel Club show, an Irish setter named Red.

Top Cast

  • Walter Pidgeon

    Walter Pidgeon

    James Haggin

  • Gilles Payant

    Gilles Payant

    Rene Dumont

  • Émile Genest

    Émile Genest

    Emile Fornet

  • Janette Bertrand

    Janette Bertrand

    Therese Fornet

  • Georges Bouvier

    Georges Bouvier

    Baggageman

  • Doris Lussier

    Doris Lussier

    Farmer Mariot

  • Rolland Bédard

    Rolland Bédard

    Conductor

  • Teddy Burns Goulet

    Teddy Burns Goulet

    Engineer

Overview

Wealthy sportsman James Haggin (Walter Pidgeon) lives on a Quebec estate called Wintapi. Émile Fornet (Émile Genest), handler of Haggin's hunting dogs, and Émile's wife Therese (Janette Bertrand), Haggin's cook and housekeeper, live in a separate house on the estate. To start a line of top show dogs, Haggin purchases the winner of the Montreal Kennel Club show, an Irish setter named Red.

Rating

5.7 / 10
20 Reviews
1 Popular

1 Reviews

  • r96sk
    r96sk
    6 Jan 27, 2021

    It holds some charm, but 'Big Red' is mostly average. Gilles Payant gives a likeable, if wooden, performance as Rene, while Walter Pidgeon adds a touch of elegance to the film as James. Émile Genest and Janette Bertrand are alright, too. The cast I actually like, it's just the plot and how it is told that hampers the film for me. The onscreen dogs are adorable and their story ends in a cutesy manner, but there's not much more to enjoy past that. It's a very basic premise which is revealed in a very basic way. Nothing necessarily bad, but nothing all that good either. Forgettable, in a word.

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