Hot Dog

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15m

IMDb RATING

4.9/10

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Short Comedy

This Dogville short starts in a nightclub. A married dog is out on the town with her lover boyfriend, which has everybody gossiping. The husband shows up, and after a fight between the husba... Read allThis Dogville short starts in a nightclub. A married dog is out on the town with her lover boyfriend, which has everybody gossiping. The husband shows up, and after a fight between the husband and the boyfriend, the wife kills the husband. She is put on trial for murder. At the e... Read allThis Dogville short starts in a nightclub. A married dog is out on the town with her lover boyfriend, which has everybody gossiping. The husband shows up, and after a fight between the husband and the boyfriend, the wife kills the husband. She is put on trial for murder. At the end of the trial is a surprising twist.

IMDb RATING

4.9/10

128

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

278,232

514,551

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Directors
- Zion Myers
- Jules White
Stars
- Zion Myers(voice)
- Jules White(voice)

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Trivia
Second of nine "Dogville Comedies" released by MGM from 1929 to 1931. These shorts generally spoofed popular films of the day and were hugely popular.

Connections
Followed by Who Killed Rover? (1930)

Soundtracks
The Broadway Melody
(uncredited)
Music by Nacio Herb Brown
Performed by studio orchestra

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10/10

A Real Howler

An MGM ALL BARKIE Short Subject.

The romance that starts at Dogville's Bow-Wow-Inn between a HOT DOG and a lonely wife, ends in the courtroom with a case of murder.

This very unusual little film is literally the sort that they just don't make anymore, with its rather solemn canines being dressed-up and jerked about with invisible wires. However, it is very funny, with its speakeasy sequence - full of dancing dogs, melodious musicians & gossipy patrons - a particular standout.

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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.

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