Tale of a Dog

Tale of a Dog

Tale of a Dog

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Tale of a Dog

1944

0h 11m

6.0(2 votes)

Comedy

Family

Overview

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.

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Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast & Crew

13 members

Acting

Billie Thomas

Buckwheat Thomas

Billie Thomas

Acting

Billy Laughlin

Froggy Laughlin

Billy Laughlin

Acting

Janet Burston

Janet

Janet Burston

Acting

Robert Blake

Mickey Blake

Robert Blake

Acting

Cordell Hickman

Big Shot Jones

Cordell Hickman

Acting

Dickie Hall

Unknown Role

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Acting

Frank Ward

Unknown Role

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Acting

Margaret Bert

Gossiper (voice)

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Acting

Anita Sharp-Bolster

Gossiper

Anita Sharp-Bolster

Acting

Willa Pearl Curtis

Buckwheat's Mother

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Acting

Fern Emmett

Gossiper

Fern Emmett

Acting

Emmett Vogan

Dr. Parkson

Emmett Vogan

Acting

Dorothy Newmann

Gossiper

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