Gold Rush Daze
About Gold Rush Daze
A dog drives into the hills to dig for gold. The dog who runs the gas station says he chased gold in 1849, gambled his take away, fell off a cliff while hunting a claim, failed at panning, and tried strikes around the world before he quit. A rider then brings word of gold nearby. The station dog takes the prospector's car and tools and leaves him the station. The story he told looks like a way to clear the other dog out.
Cast & crew
More about Gold Rush Daze
Ben Hardaway and Cal Dalton directed. Melvin Millar wrote the story. Leon Schlesinger produced. Carl W. Stalling scored it. Mel Blanc is the voice. Warner Bros. and Vitaphone released this Technicolor Merrie Melodies short on February 25, 1939. The running time on the film is 7 minutes and 11 seconds.
Themes
Technique
A Merrie Melodies short printed in Technicolor.
Music
Carl W. Stalling wrote the music. Mel Blanc speaks the dogs.
Preservation
A copy is on Wikimedia Commons.
Notes
- It is in Technicolor, not black and white.
- The station dog's 1849 story includes a gambling table, a fall from a cliff, and a failed gold pan.
Scenes
- The station dog falls off a cliff still hunting a claim.
- He drives off in the other dog's car as soon as gold is announced.
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons (Ben Hardaway and Cal Dalton - Merrie Melodies - Gold Rush Daze (1939).webm)