What do Lassie, Black Beauty and Rin Tin Tin have in common? They are all animals that disseminate cuteness into a movie and make audiences fall in love with them.
Animals have been enchanting movie-goers world wide for decades with their charm, cuteness and lovable companionship. Whether they are dogs, horses, cats, dolphins, you name it, they are all amiable living creatures who belong in this world and are entitled to a fair go of life.
In most movies these animals possess adorableness that you just want to cuddle them, but in some cases the animals have proved to be downright villainous which make the characters run for their life.
My family and I have always been animal lovers. My Mum grew up with two German Shepherds, while my Dad’s childhood and teenage years were memorable whenever he was surrounded by the many German Shepherds that his family owned. I also inhabit very fond memories of our German Shepherd, Clay, who sadly passed away four years ago.
Because of my deep passion and dedication to animals, I have decided to host another blogathon to pay tribute to these movie animals, marine life or reptiles that have been beguiling me for so long, and I would love as many participants as possible. They show us love, so it’s time for us to spread our love to them.
BELOW ARE SOME IDEAS TO GET YOUR JUICES FLOWING:
Lassie, Greyfriars Bobby, National Velvet, Black Beauty, Jaws, Flipper, The Wizard Of Oz, King Kong, Bringing Up Baby, Dark Victory, Air Bud, The Birds, Babe, 101 Dalmations, The Sun Comes Up.
Remember the movie you choose to write about doesn’t have to come from the list above. It’s entirely your choice, but those are just some examples for some who wish to write about them.
BLOGATHON RULES:
1. Participants are more than welcome to write about any movie animal, sea creature or reptile; As long as it’s a living, breathing creature and played a prominent part in a film, it’s more than welcome. If you want to write about a snake from the movies, that’s fine. It doesn’t necessarily have to be classified as an animal movie, but as long as the film features an animal or any living creature and has a significant part in the movie, it’s more than welcome. No cartoons allowed, but films from any era ranging from silents to modern cinema are welcome. And the animals you choose to blog about don’t need to be friendly. If you want to write about a villainous movie animal, it’s more than welcome.
2. For this blogathon, I am saying no to duplicates. There are a plethora of films featuring animals and living creatures to choose from.
3. The Blogathon is held from May 26th through to May 28th.
4. To express your interest in participating in the blogathon, leave a comment on my blog, along with the name and URL of your blog, and the name of the movie you wish to cover, or you can always register by email at: carolelombardforever@yahoo.com. For those of you who wish to register by email, please be sure to include the name and URL of your blog, and the film you wish to cover. Once you get confirmation, please spread the word about this blogathon by advertising the event on your blog. Below are a few banners, so grab yourself a banner, and let’s celebrate our love for animals.
ROSTER, WITH THE LIST OF PARTICIPATING BLOGS:
In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood: Greyfriars Bobby ( 1961 ) and A Dog’s Love ( 1914 )
The Cinematic Frontier: The NeverEnding Story ( 1984 )
Make Mine Criterion: Very Happy Alexander ( 1968 )
The Wonderful World Of Cinema: Rescued By Rover ( 1905 )
Christina Wehner: Rhubarb ( 1951 )
B Noir Detour: Obsession/ The Hidden Room ( 1949 )
Back To Golden Days: Bringing Up Baby ( 1938 )
Cinema Crossroads: The Circus ( 1928 )
Cinematic Scribblings: Umberto D ( 1952 )
An Ode To Dust: Go West ( 1925 )
The Flapper Dame: The Wizard Of Oz ( 1939 )
Lauren Champkin: 101 Dalmatians ( 1961 )
Old Hollywood Films: The Yearling ( 1946 )
Wolffian Classic Movies Digest: King Kong ( 1933 )
Silver Screenings: Francis The Talking Mule ( 1950 )
A Shroud Of Thoughts: Cat from “Breakfast At Tiffany’s ( 1961 )
Movie Movie Blog Blog: Laurel & Hardy films that feature horses
Critica Retro: The Jungle Book ( 1942 )
Moon In Gemini: Mighty Joe Young ( 1949 )
The Midnight Drive In: Harvey ( 1950 )
Classic Movie Hub: The Cheshire Cat in “Alice In Wonderland” ( 1951 )
Caftan Woman: The Tiger Walks ( 1964 )
Karavansara: Gorilla At Large ( 1954 )
Le Cinema Dreams: The Fox ( 1967 )
Pop Culture Reverie: International Velvet ( 1978 )
Movie Classics: Broadway Bill ( 1934 ) and Riding High ( 1951 )
Portraits By Jenni: Dunstan Checks In ( 1996 )
Flickers In Time: Moby Dick ( 1956 )
Meredy.com: Smoky ( 1946 )
Phyllis Loves Classic Movies: The film career of Skippy and Trigger in Son Of Paleface ( 1952 )
Way Too Damn Lazy To Write A Blog: The Ballad Of Pete The Pup
Serendipitous Anachronisms : The Birds ( 1963 )
Twenty Four Frames: Cats On Film
Define Dancing: Pard Aka Zero in “High Sierra” ( 1941 )
Hey! Cool blogathon idea. I’d like to tackle The Neverending Story.
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Hey. Excellent choice. I never thought about that one. I will put you down for it. Thanks for joining.
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You’re welcome. Glad to be a part of it!
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Great idea! I’d like to claim Yves Robert’s Very Happy Alexander for Make Mine Criterion! – https://makeminecriterion.wordpress.com/ Please and thank you.
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Excellent choice. I look forward to your entry on it. I’ve never seen it, but I’ve been meaning to. Thanks for joining.
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Excellent idea! 🙂
Are we allowed to write about short films? If yes, I’d like to write about 1905’s film “Rescued by Rover”.
Virginie from The Wonderful World of Cinema (probably unnecessary to mention that lol)
https://thewonderfulworldofcinema.wordpress.com
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Hi Virginie. Yes short films are more than welcome. I’ve heard of that short and have been meaning to see it. Look forward to your article on it. Thanks for joining.
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It’s a really fun film (with a very cute baby!) Something like 5 minutes. It’s on youtube.
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Ooh fun! Can I do Rhubarb (1951)? Baseball and cats! It seems like a match made in heaven.
I’m Christina Wehner at https://christinawehner.wordpress.com/
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Hi Christina. Definitely. That is a fun movie. Thanks for joining.
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What fun. I’d like to write about the film Obsession/The Hidden Room which features a very important little dog, pivotal to the plot.
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I’ve been wanting to see that film for so long, so I look forward to your article on it. Thanks for joining.
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It’s great, and on YouTube. Happy to join in.
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Hi! Could I please take “Bringing Up Baby”? I’ve been meaning to write about that film for quite some time and this feels like the perfect opportunity to do it.
My blog: Back to Golden Days (http://back-to-golden-days.blogspot.pt/)
-Cátia. xo
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Hi Catia. You certainly can do “Bringing Up Baby”. It’s one of my all time favorite movies. Thanks for joining.
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Love this! I’d like to do Charlie Chaplin’s ‘The Circus’ (1928), and cover the four types of animals that are prominent in the story: lion, kitten, donkey, monkey.
Blog: http://cinemacrossroads.wordpress.com
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Hi Julia. Excellent choice. I love that film. I never even thought it myself. Thanks for joining.
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Good topic! Could I do Umberto D. (1952)? My blog is Cinematic Scribblings (http://cinematicscribblings.wordpress.com). Thank you!
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You certainly can. I’ll put you down for it. Thanks for joining.
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Hi Crystal! May I write about Go West (1925) for this blogathon?
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Hi Nicole. “Go West” is all yours. Excellent choice. Thanks so much for joining.
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Totally count me in! I want to do Toto from the wizard of oz! Please! I’m a dog person too! Emily from The Flapper Dame theflapperdamefilm.wordpress.com
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Yay. Toto is one of my favorite movie dogs. I’ll put you down for it. Thank so much for joining with the cute little Toto.
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Hello,
I would like to write about The Yearling if that movie is still available.
Great idea for a blogathon. Thanks for inviting me.
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Hi Amanda. The Yearling is all yours. I’ll put you down for it. Thanks for joining.
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king kong 8th wonder of world,an article about king kong.
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Hey Joseph. I’ve got you down for “King Kong”. Great choice. Love the original.
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I’d like to do Francis the Talking Mule (1950).
Great idea for a blogathon!
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Love that film. I’ll put you down for it. Thanks for joining.
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I’d like to write about Cat from Breakfast at Tiffany’s!
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Thanks Terence. I’ll put you down for it.
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Reblogged this on and commented:
‘Tis the season for fun blogathons. Here’s another one!
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Wondering. Would it be too much of a stretch to consider Audrey, Jr. (the man-eating plant from outer space in “Little Shop of Horrors”) an animal? 😀 Actually, since this blogathon is only about a week off from my sobriety date, I’d kind of like to do “Harvey”. Or is a six-foot tall invisible rabbit too much of a stretch, too…?
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Hi. I think Harvey is great. Excellent choice. Did you want me to put you down for it?
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Yeah, I’ll go ahead and do Harvey. I’ve got a serious double feature planned for my sobriety date, but doing Harvey will be a nice change of pace.
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Hi!
What about “the other big ape”, that is, Mighty Joe Young, from 1949?
I’d be happy to talk about it on Karavansara (http://:karavansara.live)
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Hi Davide. Sadly “Mighty Joe Young” was already claimed before you put in for it. Somebody emailed me wanting to do it. Is there another film you would like to do?
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Let’s stick to apes… What about 1954 “Gorilla at Large”, a movie the great Anne Bancroft was so ashamed of, she never allowed stills from the film to be published while she was alive?
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That’s great. Excellent choice. I’ve always thought it was a brilliant film. I’ll put you down for that one
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Hi, Crystal! I’d like to write about the original Jungle Book, from 1942.
Kisses!
Le
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Hey Le. Wonderful idea. I love the original Jungle Book. I’ll put you down for it. Thanks for joining.
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Hi, I’d like to cover The Cheshire Cat in Alice in Wonderland (1951) if that’s okay.
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Hey Annmarie. Excellent idea. Thanks for joining.
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I’ve finally come up with a topic. I’d like to join the fun with a piece about the Disney picture “A Tiger Walks”.
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Hi Patricia. Great choice. I need to see that movie again. I remember watching it with my parents when I was a kid, and I loved it. Look forward to reading your post on it. Thanks for joining.
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Hi Crystal, If it’s not taken, I think “The Birds” would be my choice. Thanks for inviting me to participate!
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Whoops! Forgot I already wrote about that one.
How about the 1967 adaptation of D.H. Lawrence’s “The Fox”? This is my final answer 🙂
http://lecinemadreams.blogspot.com
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Hi Ken. The Fox is great. I remember that film and enjoyed it. I will put you down for it. Thanks for joining.
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Hi Crystal, can I do Frank Capra’s horse racing film Broadway Bill (1934) and Riding High (1951), his musical remake of his own film, starring Bing Crosby? I think it will be really interesting to look at the two together.
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Great choices. I don’t ever recall seeing them, so I must check them out. Thanks for joining.
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I really liked Broadway Bill though I read Capra didn’t care for it. Haven’t seen Riding High and am looking forward to your review!
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I thought and thought about an animal movie to pick and settled on Dunstan Checks In. It was made in 1996 and it’s a very funny family fllm all about an orangutan and some children who befriend him and try to rescue him from the ring of thieves who own the ape. It was one my own kids enjoyed when we rented it years ago. My blog site is portraitsbyjenni@wordpress.com
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Hi Jenni. I love Dunstan Checks In. One of my fave modern day films. Thanks for joining with such a great topic.
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Hi, I have a previously written article called “Cats on Film” My Five Favorite Cat Films.” Is it alright to used this?
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Opps! here is my URL https://twentyfourframes.wordpress.com/
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I’d like to do John Huston’s Moby Dick (1956) if that’s ok. http://flickersintime.com
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Hey. Moby Dick is great. I will put you down for it. Thanks for joining in.
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Thanks for the invitation! Enjoy participating in your blogathons. 🙂 I’d like to write about Smoky (1946). Hope that’s ok. Meredy.com – http://bitly.com/meredydotcom
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Hi Meredith. I love hosting blogathons. I find it very addictive. I will put you down for “Smoky”. It’s a movie that I’ve been wanting to see for a long time, so I look forward to your take on it.
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Hi Crystal! Could I do a post on the film career of Skippy, better known as Asta, from the Thin Man films?
I would also like to do Trigger in “Son of Paleface” (1952).
~ Phyl
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Hi Phyl. Sounds interesting. I will put you down for it and Son Of Paleface. Thanks for joining in.
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I am a big fan of the “Our Gang” series, especially those made in the early talkie era. How about The Ballad Of Pete The Pup?
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Hi Paul. Thanks for joining with another great choice.
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Wait a minute! NO ONE is doing THE BIRDS?! I thought that would be one of the first to get snapped up!
Okay, I am officially in with The Birds (1963)!
Summer
serendipitousanachronisms.wordpress.com
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I was surprised that nobody picked “The Birds” either. I will put you down for it. Thanks for joining, and look forward to your take on.
Also did you want to participate in the Olivia Centenary Blogathon? Here is the link below just in case.
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Hi, this is a great idea! I’d like to write about Pard aka Zero in High Sierra.
My blog is Define Dancing: simoa-writes.blogspot.com
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Great idea. I’ll put you down for it. Thanks for joining.
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Here’s my post: https://cinematicscribblings.wordpress.com/2016/05/25/an-old-man-and-his-dog-umberto-d-1952/ Thanks!
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Thanks Erin.
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My post is up: https://bnoirdetour.wordpress.com/2016/05/26/animals-in-film-obsessionthe-hidden-room/
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Thanks.
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My post is live! 🙂 http://bit.ly/smoky1946
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Thanks Meredith.
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My post is now live at: https://moviemovieblogblog.wordpress.com/2016/05/25/laurel-hardy-and-horses/
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Thanks Steve.
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My post is live… Thanks! http://www.classicmoviehub.com/blog/the-animals-in-film-blogathon-the-cheshire-cat-in-alice-in-wonderland-1951/
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Thanks Annmarie.
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Good morning! Raja, the tiger, is taking a stroll over at Caftan Woman’s place: http://www.caftanwoman.com/2016/05/animals-in-classic-film-blogathon-tiger.html
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Thanks Patricia.
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I finally got The Yearling review done for Old Hollywood Films.
http://www.oldhollywoodfilms.com/2016/05/the-yearling.html
Thanks for hosting!
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Thanks Amanda
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Hi! My post on Very Happy Alexander is now up!
Thanks again!
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Thanks. Looking forward to your post.
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