Rover's Big Chance
1942 American film
- August 22, 1942 (1942-08-22)
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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]
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 McFarland as Spanky
- Billie Thomas as 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
- Our Gang filmography
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
External links
- Rover's Big Chance at IMDb
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- Filmography
- Personnel
- Our Gang (1922)
- When the Wind Blows (1930)
- Hi'-Neighbor! (1934)
- For Pete's Sake! (1934)
- The First Round-Up (1934)
- Honky Donkey (1934)
- Mike Fright (1934)
- Washee Ironee (1934)
- Mama's Little Pirate (1934)
- Anniversary Trouble (1935)
- Beginner's Luck (1935)
- Teacher's Beau (1935)
- Sprucin' Up (1935)
- Little Papa (1935)
- Little Sinner (1935)
- Our Gang Follies of 1936 (1935)
- The Lucky Corner (1936)
- Second Childhood (1936)
- General Spanky (1936)
- Feed 'em and Weep (1938)
- The Little Rascals (1994)
- The Little Rascals Save the Day (2014)
- The Little Rascals Christmas Special (1979)
- The Little Rascals (1982–1984)
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