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Tale of a Dog is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Cy Endfield released in USA on 15 april 1944 with Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas
Tale of a Dog (1944)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 15 april 1944
Directed by Cy Endfield
OriginUSA
Genres Comedy
Themes Children's films
Rating62%
Tale of a Dog is a 1944 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Cyril Endfield. It was the 219th Our Gang short to be released, and the penultimate film in the series. Tale of a Dog was actually sold to theaters by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer not as an Our Gang comedy, but as part of its MGM Miniatures variety series.
^ Maltin, Leonard & Bann, Richard W (1977, rev. 1992). The Little Rascals: The Life & Times of Our Gang. New York: Crown Publishing/Three Rivers Press. ISBN 0-517-58325-9. p. 235-236.
^ Dargis, Manohla; Catsoulis, Jeannette; Scott, A. O.; Holden, Stephen; Saltz, Rachel; Kehr, Dave. "New York Times: Tale-Of-A-Dog". NY Times. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
Synopsis
Buckwheat finds his friend Big Shot Jones moping about the train yard: it seems that Big Shot's father has ordered him to get rid of his dog. Instead of taking the dog to the pound, Big Shot intends to have him stow away on a train to Alabama. Buckwheat instead talks Big Shot into letting the gang adopt the dog, whom they name "Smallpox" (opting for a more unique name for the spotted dog than "Spot"). However, when Froggy, Mickey, and Janet overhear Buckwheat and Big Shot's plans to "surprise them with S/smallpox," they fear the worst and call all their friends and the Greenpoint Board of Health. A panic grips the small town, with the gang's parents worried about their whereabouts and well-being, and the rest of the neighborhood kids running away from Buckwheat and Big Shot wherever they turn up.Actors
Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas
(Buckwheat Thomas)
Robert Blake
(Mickey Blake)
Billy Laughlin
(Froggy Laughlin)
Janet Burston
(Janet)
Emmett Vogan
(Dr. Parkson)
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