Famous Movie Dogs (1940)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Del Frazier

Writer:

Del Frazier (writer)

Release Date:

17 August 1940 (USA)

Genre:

Short

Plot:

Well known canine performers of the 1930s vie for a part in an upcoming movie.

Plot Keywords:

Narration | Animal Actor

Cast

John Deering

...

Narrator (voice)

Runtime:

10 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Naturalcolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Vitaphone Corporation, The

Movie Connections:

References Hawaii Calls (1938)

The Pooch Parade

A COLOR PARADE Short Subject.

A call goes out to cast two canines for a short scene in a feature film and FAMOUS MOVIE DOGS from around Hollywood arrive with their owners to audition.

This very amusing little picture shows the care which goes into the selection & training of canis familiaris for the movies. Several veteran dogs appear, most notably Asta from the THIN MAN series.

The film is dedicated to the memory of Rin-Tin-Tin; John Deering is the commentator.

Often overlooked or neglected today, the one and two-reel short subjects were useful to the Studios as important training grounds for new or burgeoning talents, both in front & behind the camera. The dynamics for creating a successful short subject was completely different from that of a feature length film, something akin to writing a topnotch short story rather than a novel. Economical to produce in terms of both budget & schedule and capable of portraying a wide range of material, short subjects were the perfect complement to the Studios' feature films.