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Rover's Big Chance

  • 1942
  • Approved
  • 11m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
62
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Robert Blake, Janet Burston, Billy 'Froggy' Laughlin, George 'Spanky' McFarland, Stephen McNally, and Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas in Rover's Big Chance (1942)
ComedyFamilyShort

The gang groom their mascot Rover the pup for a Hollywood screen test.The gang groom their mascot Rover the pup for a Hollywood screen test.The gang groom their mascot Rover the pup for a Hollywood screen test.

  • Director
    • Bert Glazer
  • Writers
    • Hal Law
    • Robert A. McGowan
  • Stars
    • Robert Blake
    • Janet Burston
    • Billy 'Froggy' Laughlin
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    62
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Bert Glazer
    • Writers
      • Hal Law
      • Robert A. McGowan
    • Stars
      • Robert Blake
      • Janet Burston
      • Billy 'Froggy' Laughlin
    • 4User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Robert Blake
    Robert Blake
    • Mickey
    • (as Bobby Blake)
    Janet Burston
    • Janet
    • (as Our Gang)
    Billy 'Froggy' Laughlin
    Billy 'Froggy' Laughlin
    • Froggy
    • (as Our Gang)
    George 'Spanky' McFarland
    George 'Spanky' McFarland
    • Spanky
    • (as Our Gang)
    Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas
    Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas
    • Buckwheat
    • (as Our Gang)
    Stephen McNally
    Stephen McNally
    • Bill Patterson, director
    Robert J. Anderson
    Robert J. Anderson
    • Batter hitting fly ball
    • (as Bobby Anderson)
    Barbara Bedford
    Barbara Bedford
    • Studio clerk
    Freddie Chapman
    • Tony, second batter
    Clyde Dembeck
    • Fatty
    Billy Finnegan
      Ben Hall
      • Propman
      Bert LeBaron
      Bert LeBaron
      • Grip
      Hugh McCormack
      • Professor Ventriloko
      Byron Shores
      • J.D. Broderick, casting director
      • Director
        • Bert Glazer
      • Writers
        • Hal Law
        • Robert A. McGowan
      • All cast & crew
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      • Trivia
        Out of 52 of the MGM-produced Our Gang shorts, eight of them lost money during their initial release... and Rover's Big Chance was one of these, losing nearly $1,800 after post-production costs were calculated.
      • Quotes
        • [after being benched, for errors mis-handling the baseball, Spanky sent Fatty off the field of teammates and Froggy suggested Rover could replace Fatty]
        • Fatty: I should have been born a dog.
        • [in frustration]
      • Crazy credits
        After the Our Gang members and Rover fail at the studio, as they start to leave, Professor Vetnriloko asks how their day at the studio went (with his dummy) Froggy's voice is heard as if Rover answered Professor Ventriloko's question.
      • Connections
        Featured in It's Showtime (1976)

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      Details

      • Release date
        • August 22, 1942 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • United States
      • Language
        • English
      • Filming locations
        • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA(Studio)
      • Production company
        • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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      Box office

      • Budget
        • $21,872 (estimated)
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      Tech specs

      • Runtime
        • 11m
      • Color
        • Black and White
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.37 : 1

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