A dog accused of murdering sheep is brought to trial.A dog accused of murdering sheep is brought to trial.A dog accused of murdering sheep is brought to trial.
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Pete Smith
- Narrator
- (voice)
Margaret Bert
- Mother
- (uncredited)
Ralph Byrd
- Father
- (uncredited)
Paul Kruger
- Rancher
- (uncredited)
Sally Martin
- Young Daughter
- (uncredited)
Babs Nelson
- Betty Lou
- (uncredited)
Stanley Price
- Prosecuting Attorney
- (uncredited)
Robert Wayne
- Judge
- (uncredited)
Storyline
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- TriviaThis film has no dialogue between the actors. The only sounds are the narrator's voice and an occasional sound effect such as barking dogs.
- GoofsBetween Major's being taken away and the trial, we don't hear if any more sheep are being killed, which would have surely been the case with the coyote being the culprit.
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The Tale Of A Dog
An MGM PETE SMITH SPECIALITY Short Subject.
Major, the beloved farm hound of little Betty Lou, is accused of being a KILLER-DOG after sheep on a nearby farm are found mauled.
This tightly-plotted little story is a good example of the early American work of director Jacques Tourneur, who would gain fame in the 1940's with his horror films at RKO. Any dog lover in the audience will empathize with Major's sorry legal plight.
Movie mavens should recognize an unbilled Ralph Byrd, later famous as Dick Tracy, playing Betty Lou's father.
Often overlooked or neglected today, the one and two-reel short subjects were useful to the Studios as important training grounds for new or burgeoning talents, both in front & behind the camera. The dynamics for creating a successful short subject was completely different from that of a feature length film, something like writing a topnotch short story rather than a novel. Economical to produce in terms of both budget & schedule and capable of portraying a wide range of material, short subjects were the perfect complement to the Studios' feature films.
Major, the beloved farm hound of little Betty Lou, is accused of being a KILLER-DOG after sheep on a nearby farm are found mauled.
This tightly-plotted little story is a good example of the early American work of director Jacques Tourneur, who would gain fame in the 1940's with his horror films at RKO. Any dog lover in the audience will empathize with Major's sorry legal plight.
Movie mavens should recognize an unbilled Ralph Byrd, later famous as Dick Tracy, playing Betty Lou's father.
Often overlooked or neglected today, the one and two-reel short subjects were useful to the Studios as important training grounds for new or burgeoning talents, both in front & behind the camera. The dynamics for creating a successful short subject was completely different from that of a feature length film, something like writing a topnotch short story rather than a novel. Economical to produce in terms of both budget & schedule and capable of portraying a wide range of material, short subjects were the perfect complement to the Studios' feature films.
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- Ron Oliver
- Oct 11, 2001
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- Pete Smith Specialties (1936-1937 Season) #1: Killer Dog
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- Runtime10 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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