Dogs of War (1923)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Robert F. McGowan

Writers:

Hal Roach (story)
H.M. Walker (titles)

Release Date:

1 July 1923 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Short

Plot:

The gang wages war using old vegetables as munitions. Later, they ruin a movie in progress when they double-expose the film.

Plot Keywords:

Children | Our Gang | Actor Shares First Name With Character

Cast

Hal Roach's Rascals	...	Themselves
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Roy Brooks	...	Actor around the lot
Joe Cobb	...	Joe
Jackie Condon	...	Jackie
Mickey Daniels	...	Mickey
Bob Davis	...	Truck driver
Jack Davis	...	Jack
Dick Gilbert	...	Studio guard
William Gillespie	...	Director of 'Should Husbands Work?'
Clara Guiol	...	Actress, mother of 'Little Clarice'
Jack Hill	...	Officer
Allen 'Farina' Hoskins	...	Farina
Wallace Howe	...	Actor around the lot
Mary Kornman	...	Mary
Harold Lloyd	...	Himself
Walter Lundin	...	Film's photographer
Ernest Morrison	...	Sunshine Sammy
Ernie Morrison Sr.	...	Film's assistant director
Fred C. Newmeyer	...	Director of 'Why Worry?'
Monty O'Grady
Jobyna Ralston	...	Herself
Andy Samuel
Lincoln Stedman	...	Casting director
Charles Stevenson	...	Actor, 'Dan' (as Charles E. Stevenson)
Leo White	...	Actor around the lot
Charley Young	...	Film's photographer

Runtime:

24 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Silent

Certification:

USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | Australia:G

Filming Locations:

Hal Roach Studios - 8822 Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company:

Hal Roach Studios

Trivia:

Filmed alongside Harold Lloyd's Why Worry? (1923), using the South American town set built for that film, and featuring Lloyd and Jobyna Ralston as themselves.

Movie Connections:

References Why Worry? (1923)

I'm no fan of the Little Rascals, but this was pretty good

I grew up with the sound incarnations of the Little Rascals and I had never seen a silent one in its entirety until this short. While it has not converted me to a fan of their work, I must admit I liked it far more than the Alfalfa and Spanky-era Rascals. Most of the reason I liked it was because it offered a backstage look at Hal Roach Studios, though in the film the name of the studio was fictionalized. You were given glimpses of the film making process and there was a cute little cameo with Harold Lloyd (who at the time was also working for Roach). According to the DVD case, Harold was working on SAFETY LAST when the Rascals interrupt, but this is clearly wrong. The set is that of his film WHY WORRY?. I think kids might like this movie a little more, but there was enough for adults that I think anyone willing to give a silent short a chance would probably like this film.