Dog Daze (1939 film)

Dog Daze
Dog Daze
Directed by	George Sidney
Written by	Alfred Giebler
Produced by	MGM
Starring	Darla Hood; Eugene Lee; George McFarland
Cinematography	Harold Marzorati
Edited by	Tom Biggart
Distributed by	MGM
Release date	1 July 1939;
Running time	10' 34"
Country	United States
Language	English

Dog Daze is a 1939 Our Gang short comedy film directed by George Sidney. It was the 181st Our Gang short to be released.^[1]

Plot

The gang must raise 37 cents to pay off Butch. They earn a dollar for taking care of an injured dog, which turns out to be a police station mascot. But a goat devours the dollar bill. The kids hit upon a sure-fire moneymaking scheme; they will "rescue" every dog in town, thereby collecting a dollar from each grateful owner. Naturally, the pet owners are upset when their pooches mysteriously disappear, and before long the gang is in hot water with the cops.

Also in the mix is the trained penguin belonging to a frantic vaudevillian. Porky releases the penguin, hoping the dogs will chase it up the block and away from them. However, the police notice the chase and bring the animals back. Nonetheless, the police reward The Gang with a new soap box racer. As soon as the kids start downhill, the dogs take off after them, bowling over their owners. The last shot is of the penguin walking directly into the camera lens.^[2]

Cast

Darla Hood as Darla
Eugene Lee as Porky
George McFarland as Spanky
Carl Switzer as Alfalfa
Billie Thomas as Buckwheat
Scotty Beckett as Wilbur

Additional cast

Tommy Bond as Butch
Sidney Kibrick as Woim
Wade Boteler as Precinct Officer Riley
Lee Phelps as Officer Sweeney
John Power as Captain Pindle

References

^ Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. p. 230. ISBN 978-0-517-52675-0. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
^ Hal Erickson (2011). "New York Times: Dog-Daze". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2008.

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[1] Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. p. 230. ISBN 978-0-517-52675-0. Retrieved 3 March 2024.

[NY_Times-2] Hal Erickson (2011). "New York Times: Dog-Daze". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2008.

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