Rover's Big Chance

Rover's Big Chance is a 1942 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Herbert Glazer. It was the 208th Our Gang short (209th episode, 120th talking short, 121st talking episode, and 40th MGM produced episode) that was released.

Rover's Big Chance
Directed byHerbert Glazer
Produced byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Written byHal Law
Robert A. McGowan
StarringGeorge McFarland
Billie Thomas
Bobby Blake
Billy Laughlin
Janet Burston
Stephen McNally
CinematographyJackson Rose
Edited byLeon Borgeau
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • August 22, 1942 (1942-08-22)
Running time
10:42
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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, he petulant pooch does not take direction well, nor does he respond positively when the cameraman announces that he is ready to start filming.[1]

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

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

References
  1. "New York Times: Rover's-Big Chance". NY Times. Retrieved 2008-10-08.


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