Rover's Big Chance

Rover's Big Chance
Rover's Big Chance
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
Cinematography	Jackson Rose
Edited by	Leon Borgeau
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	August 22, 1942;
Running time	10:42
Country	United States
Language	English

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.

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.

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

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.

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 March 3, 2024.
↑ Hal Erickson. "New York Times: Rover's-Big Chance". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Retrieved October 8, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

External links

Rover's Big Chance at IMDb
Rover's Big Chance at the TCM Movie Database (archived)

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[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 March 3, 2024.

[NY_Times-2] Hal Erickson. "New York Times: Rover's-Big Chance". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Retrieved October 8, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)