Buckwheat, Big Shot, Mickey, Janet and Froggy
Length: One Reel
Producer: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Director: Cyril Endfield
Photography: Charles Salerno Jr.
Editor: Leon Bourgeau
Titles:
Writer: Robert A. McGowan and Hal Law
Released: April 15, 1944
Studio: M-G-M
Main Cast[]
Supporting Cast[]
- Anita Bolster - Second Gossip
- Cordell Hickman - Big Shot
- Dorothy Neumann
- Emmett Vogan - Dr. Parkson
- Fern Emmett - Third Gossip
- Frank Ward
- Margaret Bert - First Gossip
- Richard Hall
- Willa Pearl Curtis - Buckwheat's Mother
The Short[]
Plot: Buckwheat runs into his best friend, Big Shot, who wants to offer a dog named Smallpox to the gang, but Mickey, Froggy and Janet eavesdrop and jump to the conclusion that they want to spread smallpox through the gang, not knowing it's actually the name of a dog. Froggy reports the case to the Greenpoint Board Of Health who track down Buckwheat and after a lot of misunderstanding learn the truth about the dog. The mayor gives the kids a stern lecture on inciting a panic and recommends renaming the dog, which they do, giving the pet the new name "Spotty."
Quotes:
- None
Notes/Trivia:
- Actor Emmett Vogan previously played Ken's father in Unexpected Riches.
- Actress Fern Emmett previously played a dental patient in Radio Bugs.
- Since Dancing Romeo was the last official Our Gang short in the series, this short was instead released as a M-G-M Miniature.
- The closing "gag" involves the dog talking with an animation trick.
Sequence[]
- Previous Short: Dancing Romeo
- Next Short: Home Front Commandos (cancelled in process)