Hector, the dog of an officer of the merchant navy, wanders during a stopover in Lisbon. Captured by smugglers, he is soon used as a mule in a case of diamond smuggling. But this is not counting on his innate sense of justice and law...
Practical Effects
Real dog stunts that would give modern PETA a collective aneurysm.
Production
Lisbon location shooting adds accidental European noir atmosphere.
Director
Vincent McEveety
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Vincent McEveety directed this TV movie before becoming a Disney workhorse—this was his trial run for later Herbie and Witch Mountain chaos.
Hector represents a very specific 1960s trope: the 'noble pet as surveillance state,' where animals enforce bourgeois morality while humans fail.
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