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Tale of a Dog (1944)

10 min  -  Comedy | Family | Short  -   15 April 1944 (USA)
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When Bigshot Jones gives his dog to the All-For-One Club, Buckwheat names it 'Smallpox'. Froggy... See full summary »

Director:

Cy Endfield

Writers:

Hal Law, Robert A. McGowan

Stars:

Margaret Bert, Robert Blake and Janet Burston
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Cast

Credited cast:
Margaret Bert Margaret Bert ...
Alarmed citizen
Robert Blake ...
Mickey (as Bobby Blake)
Janet Burston Janet Burston ...
Janet
Willa Pearl Curtis Willa Pearl Curtis ...
Buckwheat's mother
Fern Emmett Fern Emmett ...
Prissy gossiper #3
Richard Hall Richard Hall ...
Dickie (as Dickie Hall)
Cordell Hickman Cordell Hickman ...
Big Shot
Billy 'Froggy' Laughlin Billy 'Froggy' Laughlin ...
Dorothy Neumann Dorothy Neumann ...
Prissy gossiper #2
Anita Sharp-Bolster Anita Sharp-Bolster ...
Prissy gossiper #1 (as Anita Bolster)
Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas ...
Emmett Vogan Emmett Vogan ...
Dr. Parkson
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Storyline

When Bigshot Jones gives his dog to the All-For-One Club, Buckwheat names it 'Smallpox'. Froggy and Janet mistakenly think that Bigshot has given Buckwheat the disease of the same name. Froggy, Janet, and Mickey proceed to incite a panic in the town of Greenpoint by spreading rumors of a smallpox epidemic. Written by Thomas McWilliams <tgm@netcom.com>  

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Dog | Epidemic | Disease | Misunderstanding | Gossip  | See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Family | Short

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Although technically not an Our Gang entry in the strictest sense (released as an MGM Miniature), this film was shot on a four-day shooting schedule (October 4-7 1943). Ironically it reversed a losing trend of the series by bringing in $4,372 in rental profits. The previous four Our Gang installments lost money during their initial releases. See more »

Quotes

"Smallpox"/"Spotty" the Dog: My, oh my! That shol' is good news!
[final line in final Our Gang comedy]
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