The Dogway Melody

The Dogway Melody (1930)

An all-dog cast (with human voiceovers) recreates famous scenes from early musical films, particularly The Broadway Melody. The finale is a chorus line of dogs performing "Singing in the Rain" spoofing Cliff Edwards' original version of the song in The Hollywood Revue of 1929. Also spoofed is Al Jolson's performance of "Mammy" in The Jazz Singer.

Date of release
1930-12-20
TMDB
5.8 / 10 (6)
Runtime
17m
Genres
Comedy
Director
Zion Myers, Jules White
Collection
Dogville Shorts Collection

Casting

Interesting facts

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.

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