Tale of a Dog
1944 | 11m | English
Popularity: 0.2 (history)
| Director: | Cy Endfield |
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| Writer: | Hal Law, Robert A. McGowan |
| Staring: |
| When Bigshot Jones gives his unnamed dog to the All-For-One Club, Buckwheat quickly names the canine "Smallpox", inadvertently causing a city-wide panic. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 15, 1944 |
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| Director: | Cy Endfield |
| Writer: | Hal Law, Robert A. McGowan |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | misunderstanding, gossip, town in panic, smallpox, rumor, dog rescue |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $22,677 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: May 02, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Billie Thomas | Buckwheat Thomas |
| Billy Laughlin | Froggy Laughlin |
| Janet Burston | Janet |
| Robert Blake | Mickey Blake |
| Cordell Hickman | Big Shot Jones |
| Dickie Hall | |
| Frank Ward | |
| Margaret Bert | Gossiper (voice) |
| Anita Sharp-Bolster | Gossiper |
| Willa Pearl Curtis | Buckwheat's Mother |
| Fern Emmett | Gossiper |
| Emmett Vogan | Dr. Parkson |
| Dorothy Newmann | Gossiper |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Leon Bourgeau | Editor |
| Hal Law | Screenplay |
| Robert A. McGowan | Screenplay |
| Charles Salerno Jr. | Director of Photography |
| Cy Endfield | Director |
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