Dog Daze (1939 film)

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Dog Daze
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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 (1939-07-01)
Running time
10' 34"
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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]

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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]

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References

  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.
  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.