A List of Truly Great Dog Movies & Toto’s Movies Too!
Compiled and created by Patricia J. Watson
Created 1996, Updated December 29, 2025
CairnsInTheMovies@watsonmcdonald.com
 Copyright © 1996 Patricia Watson
The “Famous” Cairn Terrier Movie List

1. *Ready For Love - 1934-NA

2. *Bright Eyes--1934-A

3. *Dark Angel-1935-A

4. *Fury- 1936-A,

5. *? Double Or Nothing-1937-A

6. *#The Buccaneer-1938-NA

7. *Barefoot Boy-1938-A

8. *The Kennel Murder Case-1938

9. *The Women-1939-A

10. *Bad Little Angel-1939-NA

11. *Wizard Of OZ- 1939-A

12. *The Wizard Of Oz 70th Anniversary Edition-A

13. *Son Of The Navy-1940-A

14. *Calling Philo Vance-1940-NA

15. *Cinderella's Feller- 1940-NA

16.  *The Old Swimmin' Hole-1940

17. *Musical Movieland-1940

18.   The Ghost Comes Home- 1940

19. *The Chocolate Soldier-1941-A

20. All The World’s A Stooge-1941-A

21. Love Crazy -1941- A

22. *Twin Beds-1942-A

23. #Reap The Wild Wind- 1942-A

24. *Tortilla Flat-1942-A

25.  Rings on Her Fingers-1942-A

26. George Washington Slept Here-1942-A

27. Airforce- 1943-A

28. ?Back To The Front- 1943-A

29. The Uninvited- 1944-A

30. Practically Yours-1944-A

31. Seven Days Ashore-1944-A

32. Mrs. Parkington-1944-A

33. *The Heavenly Body-1944-A

34. *Easy To Look At-1945-A

35. *Wonder Man-1945-A

36. Without Love- 1945-A

37. The Adventures of Rusty- 1945-A

38. The Valley Of Decision- 1945-A

39. The Hidden Eye-1945

40. Undercurrent-1946-A

41. Step By Step -1946-A

42. The Ghost And Mrs. Muir- 1947-A

43. Stallion Road-1947-A

44. You Were Meant For Me-1948A

45. The Woman In White-1948

46.*? Malice In The Palace-1949-A

47. A Kiss In The Dark-1949-A

48. Backfire-1950-A

49. Whip Hand-1951-A 

50.*? Rumpus In The Harem-1956-A

51. Pal Joey- 1957-A

52. Onionhead-1958

53. The Three Stooges Sweet and Hot-1958

54. The Sappy Bullfighters-1959-A

55. Anatomy Of A Murder-1959-A

56. The Magic Christian- 1969-A

57. Dirkie (Lost In The Desert)-1969-A

58. Mary Queen Of Scots-1971-A

59. Edward and Mrs. Simpson-1978-A

60. #Saturn 3- 1980-A

61. Under the Rainbow-1981-A

62. The Journey of Natty Gann-1985-A

63. The Stepfather-1986-A

64. One Crazy Summer-1986-A

65. Graveyard Shift-1990-A

66. Hocus Pocus- 1993-A

67. Twister- 1996-A

68. Dunston Checks In- 1996-A

69. The Portrait Of A Lady- 1996-A

70. 2 Days In The Valley- 1996-A

71. The Beautician And The Beast- 1997-A

72. Lost And Found-1999-A

73. Music of the Heart-1999-A

74. Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day-2008

75. Happy Endings-2005-A

76. Children Of Men -2006-A

77. Death At A Funeral-2007-A

78. National Treasure 2: Book Of Secrets, 2007-A

79. Elizabeth: The Golden Age-2007-A
80. Inkheart-2008-A

81. Four Brothers-2005-A

82. J. Edgar-2011-A

83. After the Wizard- 2011-A

84. W.E. -2011-A

85. *Those Amazing Shadows, Documentary-2011

86. Project X- 2012

87. Diana Vreeland-The Eye Has To Travel-2013

88. The Wiz Live!- 2015

89. Kingsman-2015

90. Kingsman The Golden Circle- 2017

91. Wilson-2017

92. Ben Is Back-2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

When it's time to settle down to home movie nights with doggies sharing our homes, hearts and popcorn, what films should we choose? For decades now I have been compiling a list of exciting Cairn Terrier movies. Many of these pictures have won Oscars, Golden Globes and BAFTAs as well as other notable awards, nominations, and statues.

Most of these Cairn movies are available for home viewing. A few are unavailable as of this publication. If you know of any films featuring Cairn Terriers I missed, please email me so I can watch them, verify the canine actors are Cairn Terriers and add them to the list. If they are available, I will give more plot details.

When there is a star next to the title on the list, it is a film known to have starred Terry the Cairn a.k.a. Toto. I use both her names to refer to her throughout this list. Toto was featured in so many movies that even her owner Carl Spitz lost track. Some sources say she is known to have performed in 11 films. She is documented to have been in at least 17 films. I list her in 24 so far.

After Terry's fame grew, her name was officially changed to Toto. You can read all about Terry in the autobiography "I Toto" by Willard Carroll, a book you can purchase on this site's shopping page. Some films on this list star Toto's pup Rommey, owned and trained by the famous Weatherwax family.

The Weatherwaxes  also worked with Terry/Toto and are best known for owning, breeding, and training all of the famous collies named Lassie from film and television. A few films list a Cairn Star, Danny, owned by the famous trainer Frank Inn, who worked with the Weatherwax family early in his career. He was later known known for training Benji and many other famous animal stars.

I want to send a special thank you to all the Cairn fanciers, film historians and film fans who have helped me make this list as solid a resource as it can be.

(The author lists television and movie material viewable in USA so that she can confirm the correct breed of dog.)    

                LOOK UNDER "MOVIES" FOR THE NEW CAIRN TERRIER OSCAR LIST!

 

There is only ONE original Toto, Rommey, Danny, and other Cairns, Cairn Terrier Movie List. It was created for this site. Any lists of these films online have been "borrowed" and sourced from this page. Please credit Cairnterriermovies.com if you use our content. 

 

THE CAIRN MOVIE LIST BY TITLE, DATE & AVAILABILTY

Click on "Movies" on the top banner to find the year and descriptions of the films!

Films originally made for TV are listed on the TV page

(*Terry, a.k.a. Toto stars in these Pictures, ?-possible uncredited Terry performance,

A-Available, NA Not Available, #-Steampunk themes)

Don't see your favorite? It might be a naughty dog.

Clicking on the movie poster icon will allow you to buy the movie and shop at Amazon

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Click the About page to see the Pet's Carol for the Holidays and our Teddy Memorial. He was a Cairn who shared our popcorn & our hearts.
Winter Holidays have arrived! A New Year is around the corner! 
There is a "new" Cairn movie to thrill audiences. It's the reformatted version of "The Wizard of Oz", (1939) at the Sphere in Las Vegas. It's been re-edited for the Sphere and Toto has taken a more prominent role in this version! The full surround effects for the tornado, the thump of the seats when the house falls in Oz, leaves blowing in the theater training the tornado, with flying monkeys, butterflies, falling snow and apples that make this an amazing experience. It's only there through March 2026.
Looking for seasonal Cairn movies? Try "Bright Eyes", (1934) starring Toto and Shirley Temple. "Son of the Navy" (1941), has Toto bringing a feisty couple together to give a boy and his dog a home for Christmas. "The Chocolate Soldier" (1941) has romance that fits the season. Don't miss our Pet's Carol under the "About Tab".
See the bottom of this page for our new Cairn Terrier Movies waitlist of films and TV waiting for their listing.
 
Here at Cairn Terrier Movies we're constantly updating our content. We have a long list of verified Cairn movies and television shows to add to our website. Until we have completed our full website upgrade, we're making that list of titles available for our fans to peruse. Please enjoy our waitlist of films and television shows featuring Cairn Terrier actors. Remember, some appearances are fleeting. A brief flash of the Cairn in a background shot or walking through a scene may be all you see. If you go through these pictures, we hope you enjoy the search for those moments as much as we did when we found them. Also, we send a big thank you to the Cairn Terrier fans who alert us to new finds whenever they see them. 

The Cairns In Waiting List:

Possible Cairn Movies

 

Geordie (1955), possible

Legends of Oz, Dorothy’s Return (2014)

The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz (1987)

Tom and Jerry and The Wizard of Oz (2011)

BBC’s adaptation of War in Peace (2016)

The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957)

Rizzoli & Isles TV Show (2010-2016)

 

Cairn TV Shows Worth A Look

Dennis the Menace (1959-1963)

Sara Evan’s music video "Born to Fly"

Brooklyn Nine Nine (2016), Thanksgiving episode, "Mr. Santiago"

Highway Patrol, Rabies (1957), S2E39

I Love Lucy (1957)

Little Voice, Apple TV+

Mr. Robot, S1, S2, and S3E2l

Outlander (2016)

The Windsors (1994)

Wiz Live, TV event (2015)