{{Short description|1926 film}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2020}} {{Infobox film | name = Dog Shy | image = Dog Shy lobby card.jpg | caption = Lobby card | director = Leo McCarey | producer = Hal Roach | writer = Charley Chase<br />H. M. Walker | starring = Charley Chase | cinematography = Floyd Jackman | editing = Richard C. Currier | distributor = Pathé Exchange | released = {{film date|1926|4|4}} | runtime = 24 minutes | country = United States | language = Silent (English intertitles) | budget = | gross = }} thumb|354x354px|Advertisement in ''The Film Daily'', 1926 '''''Dog Shy''''' is a 1926 American two-reel silent comedy film starring Charley Chase.<ref>[https://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/D/DogShy1926.html Progressive Silent Film List: ''Dog Shy''] at silentera.com</ref>
==Plot== Chase plays a young man with a fear of dogs. After being chased by one, he enters a phone booth and a young lady tells him her trouble: she is being pressured into marrying a wealthy duke against her wishes. He agrees to help her and meet at her home. He is, however, mistaken as a newly hired butler. After a series of hilarious misunderstandings and disasters, Chase is recognized as a hero and enjoys a happy ending.<ref>[https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/547290/dog-shy#articles-reviews Dog Shy]TCM [https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/547290/dog-shy#articles-reviews]</ref>
==Cast== *Charley Chase as Charley *Stuart Holmes as The Duke *Mildred June as The girl *Josephine Crowell as The girl's mother *William Orlamond as The girl's father *Fred Kelsey as The cop (uncredited) *Jerry Mandy as The crook's accomplice (uncredited) *Buddy as Duke the dog (uncredited)
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==External links== {{commons category-inline|Dog Shy}} *{{IMDb title|id=0016801|title=Dog Shy}} *[http://www.lordheath.com/index.php?p=1_1207_Dog-Shy ''Dog Shy''] {{dead link|date=July 2019|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}} at Another Nice Mess *{{YouTube|xlPog_X7BOg|''Dog Shy''}}
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