The read
It runs a compact 11m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
4 audience votes
Key crew
- Cy EndfieldDirector
- Robert A. McGowanScreenplay
- Hal LawScreenplay
Cast
- Billie ThomasBuckwheat Thomas
- Billy LaughlinFroggy Laughlin
- Janet BurstonJanet
- Robert BlakeMickey Blake
- Cordell HickmanBig Shot Jones
- Dickie HallCast
- Frank WardCast
- Margaret BertGossiper (voice)
- Anita Sharp-BolsterGossiper
- Willa Pearl CurtisBuckwheat's Mother
- Fern EmmettGossiper
- Emmett VoganDr. Parkson
Themes
misunderstandinggossiptown in panicsmallpoxrumordog rescueshort film