Rover's Big Chance

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Rover's Big Chance
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Directed by Herbert Glazer
Written by Hal Law
Robert A. McGowan
Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Starring George McFarland
Billie Thomas
Bobby Blake
Billy Laughlin
Janet Burston
Stephen McNally
CinematographyJackson Rose
Edited byLeon Borgeau
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • August 22, 1942 (1942-08-22)
Running time
10:42
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Rover's Big Chance is a 1942 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Herbert Glazer. It was the 208th Our Gang short to be released. [1]

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Plot

On the say-so of studio casting director J.D. Broderick, Patterson agrees to give a screen test to the Our Gang kids' talented dog Rover. Unfortunately, the petulant pooch does not take direction well, nor does he respond positively when the cameraman announces that he is ready to start filming. [2]

Cast

The Gang

Additional cast

Production notes

By the time of Rover's Big Chance, Mickey Gubitosi had legally changed his name to Robert "Bobby" Blake. He retained the name "Mickey" for the remainder of the series.

Rover's Big Chance was the second MGM Our Gang short to lose money upon its initial release, losing nearly $1,800 after post-production costs were calculated.

Future film star Stephen McNally appears in this Our Gang episode as Bill Patterson, ace director at Mammoth Studios.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 248–249. ISBN   978-0-517-52675-0 . Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  2. ↑ Hal Erickson. "New York Times: Rover's-Big Chance". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2008-10-08.


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