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Tale of a Dog

  • 1944
  • Approved
  • 10m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
107
YOUR RATING
Robert Blake, Janet Burston, Billy 'Froggy' Laughlin, Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas, and Our Gang in Tale of a Dog (1944)
ComedyFamilyShort

The town is thrown into a panic when Bigshot Jones names his dog "Smallpox."The town is thrown into a panic when Bigshot Jones names his dog "Smallpox."The town is thrown into a panic when Bigshot Jones names his dog "Smallpox."

  • Director
    • Cy Endfield
  • Writers
    • Hal Law
    • Robert A. McGowan
  • Stars
    • Our Gang
    • Margaret Bert
    • Robert Blake
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    107
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Cy Endfield
    • Writers
      • Hal Law
      • Robert A. McGowan
    • Stars
      • Our Gang
      • Margaret Bert
      • Robert Blake
    • 7User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Top Cast14

    Our Gang
    • Children
    Margaret Bert
    • Alarmed Citizen
    • (uncredited)
    Robert Blake
    Robert Blake
    • Mickey Blake
    • (uncredited)
    Janet Burston
    • Janet
    • (uncredited)
    Gene Collins
    • Kid Who Grabs Dickie
    • (uncredited)
    Willa Pearl Curtis
    • Buckwheat's Mother
    • (uncredited)
    Fern Emmett
    Fern Emmett
    • Prissy Gossiper #3
    • (uncredited)
    Richard Hall
    Richard Hall
    • Dickie - Small Boy
    • (uncredited)
    Cordell Hickman
    Cordell Hickman
    • Big Shot Jones
    • (uncredited)
    Billy 'Froggy' Laughlin
    Billy 'Froggy' Laughlin
    • Froggy Laughlin
    • (uncredited)
    Dorothy Neumann
    Dorothy Neumann
    • Prissy Gossiper #2
    • (unconfirmed)
    • (uncredited)
    Anita Sharp-Bolster
    Anita Sharp-Bolster
    • Prissy Gossiper #1
    • (uncredited)
    Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas
    Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas
    • Buckwheat Thomas
    • (uncredited)
    Emmett Vogan
    Emmett Vogan
    • Dr. Parkson
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Cy Endfield
    • Writers
      • Hal Law
      • Robert A. McGowan
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      The last "Our Gang" short to be produced.
    • Goofs
      In the film's very last scene - while Smallpox, who was just renamed Spotty, is "talking" - the can of dog food on the bottom right is stacked *upside down,* while all the other cans are stacked right-side-up.
    • Quotes
      • "Smallpox"/"Spotty" the Dog: My, oh my! That sho' is good news!
      • [sho is African-American slang]
      • "Smallpox"/"Spotty" the Dog: [Final line of an an Our Gang comedy short, in 35 years. The next Our Gang short was an animated special, that was filmed in 1979. A Christmas special, The Little Rascals' Christmas Special was filmed in Spring of 1979, was also 'Darla Hood's acting role. She died on Wednesday, June 13th, 1979, from acute hepatitis]
    • Crazy credits
      Smallpox, (just renamed Spotty) the dog's mouth speaking, as it says: My, oh my! That sho' is good news!
    • Connections
      Featured in Our Gang: Inside the Clubhouse (1984)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • April 15, 1944 (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
      • Loew's
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 10m
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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