Rover's Big Chance
| Rover's Big Chance | |
|---|---|
| Cinematography | Jackson Rose |
| Edited by | Leon Borgeau |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
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Running time | 10:42 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Rover's Big Chance is a 1942
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]
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.
Cast
The Gang
- Bobby Blake as Mickey
- Janet Burston as Janet
- Billy Laughlin as Froggy
- George McFarlandas Spanky
- Billie Thomasas Buckwheat
Additional cast
- Horace Stephen McNally as Wm. "Bill" Patterson
- Freddie Chapman as Tony
- Clyde Demback as Fatty
- Bobby Anderson as Baseball player
- Billy Finnegan as Baseball player
- Bert Le Baron as Grip
- Barbara Bedford as Studio clerk
- Ben Hall as George
- Hugh McCormick as Professor Ventriloko
- Byron Shores as J.D. Broderick
See also
References
- ^ Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 248–249. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- All Movie Guide. Archived from the originalon 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
External links
- Rover's Big Chance at IMDb
