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The Dogville Comedies are directed by Zion Myers and
Jules White, and were released throughout the 1930s. The
voice acting/dubbing crew includes Pete Smith. ***
The Dogville Comedies were intended as a parody of the
popular Vaudeville film comedies of the era. These comedies
dressed dogs up as human beings and dubbed their voice,
placing these “talking” canines is a variety of comical
and wacky situations, often parodying more serious film
fare. ***
Prior to seeing this set I had not heard of nor was
I familiar with the Dogville comedies. So viewing these
discs came as something of a revelation for me. From start
to finish, through countless movies, the laughs simply did
not stop. The comedy fare here has aged better than a lot
of the more serious fare being parodied. It’s nearly impossible
to write a conventional review for this content, so I’ll
keep it simple and to the point – pick this set up if you
want to laugh. ***
Films in the set are as follows: Hot Dog, College Hounds,
Who Killed Rover? A.K.A. The Dogville Murder Case, The Dogway
Melody, So Quiet on the Canine Front, The Big D og House,
Love Tails of Morocco, Two Barks Brothers, and Trader Hound.
- Image and Sound:
The image and sound quality on this disc are quite good,
given the age of the material. However it’s clear that Warner
didn’t give the films a full-blown restoration, which is
disappointing. All things considered, though, there isn’t
a whole lot to complain about outside of some minor dirt
and print damage here and there.
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