1. Mary of Scotland-1936-A Bearded Collie

Mary of Scotland-1936
     Katherine Hepburn, Florence Eldridge, Fredric March, John Carradine, Douglas Walton, directed by John Ford for RKO Studios. The film was adapted by Dudley Nichols from a 1933 play by Maxwell Anderson.
    Katherine Hepburn was never better than when playing sadly tragic romantic characters and in this film she played Mary, Queen of the Scots, to the pathetic hilt. The off-screen romance between Ford and Hepburn that bloomed during the filming of this movie is a Hollywood legend. Hepburn excelled as helpless, grief stricken queen in this sad tale of the monarch forced to execution. She was not fond of the character. She considered her weak. Both the film and her performance received poor reviews at the time. That has not kept it from earning a following as a romantic classic.

     Ginger Rodgers was said to have done everything in her power to get the role of Elizabeth I in this film. Florence Eldridge who was married to Fredric March also wanted the role. Ginger Rodgers did have a private screen test to try to win it that was said to be amazing. She even sacrificed her golden locks, cutting her hair to a style worn by Elizabeth I, but she was turned down in favor of Florence Eldridge.

     Several fans of this film have contacted me about the dog in the movie; it is probably a Bearded Collie pup. It is not a Cairn Terrier. This time I truly wish the studio had hired the right breed of dog as this is one of my favorite romantic films. VHS, DVD, available on Netflix, and as part of the John Ford Collection.

Greyfriar’s Bobby-1961
     Donald Crisp, Laurence Naismith, directed by Don Chaffey,
     This movie does not star a Cairn Terrier. Wikipedia incorrectly lists this as a Cairn Movie. It is not. It stars, as it should, a young Skye Terrier. Greyfriar’s Bobby is a true story about Scotland’s most famous loyal dog who has a dedicated statue in Edinburgh, Scotland. Available on Netflix,VHS, DVD.

·        The Wiz-1978
     Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Lena Horne, directed by Sidney Lumet,
     This movie does not star a Cairn Terrier even though several enthusiastic fans on the web describe the dog in it as a Cairn. It stars a Miniature Schnauzer. This film may have one of the most star studded casts of its time. The list of stars is stunning. Quincy Jones, Diana Ross, Michal Jackson, Lena Horne, Nipsey Russell, Richard Pryor and many other famous names fill the credits and make this movie worth your viewing. Available on Netflix, VHS, DVD.

·         Back To The Future-1985, Back To The Future Part II-1989, #Back To The Future Part III-1990.
     Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, directed by Robert Zemeckis.
     What a lot of fun this set of movies is for fans of Michael J. Fox and DeLorean cars. This is the most amusing mistake of all the movies listed on the web as Cairn movies. Once again the Wiki web sites caused this confusion. This movie does not star a Cairn Terrier. Einstein is a Bearded Collie or Bearded Collie/Sheepdog mixed breed dog. The third picture in this series is a treat for steampunk fans. Available on Netflix, VHS, DVD.

·        Krypto The Superdog-Warner Bros. cartoon series based on a DC Comics comic book .-
     Although fans of this Warner Brothers cartoon series have listed it as a Cairn Terrier film on Wikipedia, the character of Tail Terrier is not identifiable as a Cairn Terrier. Tail is a green generic Scottish Terrier mix type dog with an elastic tail superpower that allows it to lasso bad guys. Tail Terrier is a member of the Super Dog force that invited Super Dog to join them in the fight against galactic villains Available on Netflix, DVD

·        My Summer Vacation-1996
     This film is incorrectly listed on the web on several sites as a Cairn Terrier movie due to a mistake on my part on my first Cairn movie list. Because the content of my list has, on occasion, been “borrowed” without credit or notice, the sites that used it carried this mistake with the material. Over a decade ago. I watched a picture on late night television that featured cairn puppies. As I remembered the title I looked up that night, the TV guide at the time gave the name “My Summer Vacation”, which was either the title of a made for TV film that was no longer available, or my memory was flatly wrong. Recently, with the help of a Cairn movie fan, I found the film I remember from that evening. The film I saw was not 1996’s “My Summer Vacation” but 1986’s “One Crazy Summer”. “One Crazy Summer” is an American summer vacation beach movie with Cairn Terriers in it. “My Summer Vacation” is a Canadian gay dating movie with very adult themes, suggestive gay romance scenes, and no Cairns.
     When I started my Cairn movie list I did not go back and watch the films again before listing them. Because of this error I now watch every picture again before I list it. This picture had a similar title to the one I saw with a Cairn Terrier, and I also mistakenly listed it at that time as being made in 1995 not the correct year of 1996. I made the assumption it was the same film I saw on late night television, thus the mistake. The film “My Summer Vacation” has no dogs in it at all. It is an independent film whose production company was the National Film Board of Canada. This is a fairly amateur art film. It contains some sexually suggestive situations, drug use, and coarse language. It does not have Cairn Terriers. Available on VHS.