The Dogway Melody (1930)
1930 · Short film · 17 min · dir. Zion Myers
- Comedy
Synopsis
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.
Synopsis from OMDb
Details
- Director
- Zion Myers
- Studio
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Released
- 1930-12-20
- Series
- Dogville Shorts Collection
- Running time
- 17 minutes
Cast & crew
Zion Myers Director- Zion Myers
Jules White
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · What the HECK! · HappySwordsman · 2026-02-22
Very strange short comedy/drama/musical film! Strange is good! It's a parody of the 1929 film The Broadway Melody, but the cast consists entirely of dogs! Why? Why not!
