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The Dogway Melody (1930)

The Dogway Melody poster
Directed by
Jules White
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
17 min
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Trained dogs act out scenes from early musical films, with human voiceovers providing the dialogue and songs. It is a comedy short that parodies the style of The Broadway Melody.

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What happens

The Dogway Melody is a 1930 comedy short film that recreates scenes from early musical films, particularly The Broadway Melody. The entire cast is trained dogs with human voiceovers. It was directed by Zion Myers and Jules White and it forms part of the MGM-produced series of Dogville Comedies. This film is an extra feature in The Broadway Melody Special Edition DVD released in 2005, as well as the restored Warner Archive Blu-Ray of The Broadway Melody. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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