Dog Heaven
About Dog Heaven
Pete the Pup decides to hang himself because Joe has dropped fishing and play for a girl. Another dog stops him. In a flashback Pete tells how he took to drink and was chased for it. The short is the 68th Our Gang comedy. Anthony Mack directed.
Cast & crew
More about Dog Heaven
Anthony Mack, the directing name of Robert A. McGowan, directed. H. M. Walker wrote the titles. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer released the silent short in 1927.
Themes
Preservation
The short survives.
Notes
- Number 68 in the Our Gang series.
- Pete is the lead. Joe is the boy who abandons him.
- The suicide gag is played as comedy and stopped by another dog.
- A silent Our Gang, from before the 1929 talkies.
Scenes
- Pete is at the rope when another dog interrupts.
- The flashback shows him drunk and on the run.
Also available
- Internet Archive (OurGangSilentDogHeaven)
