Who Killed Rover?

Who Killed Rover?

1930 · 15 min · ★ 6.0 · Comedy, Mystery

In this Dogville mystery, a wealthy resident leaves his fortune to his nephew, who is then kidnapped by jealous relatives. Detective Phido Vance tries to find the nephew before any harm can come to him.

Directed by Zion Myers

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College HoundsCollege Hounds · 1929
College Hounds
★ 6.51929
MovieComedy
This Dogville comedy is a spoof of college football movies. A man in debt to a loan shark uses his daughter to stop football hero Red Mange from playing in the big game between Airedale College and Spitz University.
Hot DogHot Dog · 1930
Hot Dog
★ 2.81930
MovieComedy
In this Dogville short, a married dog is out on the town with her lover boyfriend, which leads to conflict when the husband shows up.
The Big Dog HouseThe Big Dog House · 1930
The Big Dog House
★ 6.51930
MovieComedyRomance
In this MGM Dogville series short, an all-dog cast play out a story of jealousy, murder and justice thwarted.
The Dogway MelodyThe Dogway Melody · 1930
The Dogway Melody
★ 5.81930
MovieComedy
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.
Love-Tails of MoroccoLove-Tails of Morocco · 1931
Love-Tails of Morocco
★ 5.71931
MovieComedy
This Dogville short takes place at an outpost in the Dogville Foreign Legion. As the story opens, the soldiers watch a newsreel, which includes the opera singer Galli Cur (a spoof of Amelita Galli-Curci) sing an aria. After the show, they go to the local bar and tell each other the stories behind the reason they joined the legion. All the stories are about how women did them wrong in one way or another. They all agree that they are fed up with women, until a certain visitor shows up.
So Quiet on the Canine FrontSo Quiet on the Canine Front · 1931
So Quiet on the Canine Front
★ 6.71931
MovieComedy
During anatomy class, students learn that war has broken out. Several enlist and are sent to Camp Poodle, for rookie training. At first the constant shelling bothers them, but within a week they are veterans, unfazed. Barker sort of volunteers to parachute behind enemy lines disguised as a nurse to get the enemy's troop movements. He's captured and sentenced to die, so his mates in the Airdale Army attempt a rescue. Will they succeed?
The Two Barks BrothersThe Two Barks Brothers · 1931
The Two Barks Brothers
★ 6.21931
MovieComedy
In this Dogville Comedy short, twin brothers are separated at birth when one is stolen by gypsies. One becomes a district attorney, the other a drifter. Thirty years later, circumstances bring them back together.
Trader HoundTrader Hound · 1931
Trader Hound
★ 6.01931
MovieComedy
Trader Hound, a dog who walks upright, wears human clothes, and speaks English, is in darkest Africa with a young sheik who is looking for adventure. With their native guides, they are searching for a lost princess, Nina T-Bone. After sleepless mosquito-filled nights, clothes lost to a mischievous monkey, and a battle royal between a lion and a gorilla, they make their way to Izorgi Village, where the fierce Afri-Curs live and where Nina T-Bone may be a prisoner. Trader Hound and his party are taken captive, and the Afri-Curs prepare a pot to boil them. Can they make their escape?

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To Beat the BandTo Beat the Band · 1935
To Beat the Band
★ 10.01935
MovieMusicComedy
An eccentric heir must marry a widow in order to collect the millions left to him in his aunt's will, so a suicidal neighbor agrees to marry the man's young fiancée before offing himself.
Crabbin' in the CabinCrabbin' in the Cabin · 1948
Crabbin' in the Cabin
★ 9.01948
MovieComedy
Wally and Eddie's hunting trip is interrupted by the unexpected arrival of their wives.
Jiggers, My WifeJiggers, My Wife · 1946
Jiggers, My Wife
★ 8.01946
MovieComedy
Shemp Howard, in this Columbia All-Star Comedy (production number 7438), knows many ways to get into trouble with his wife, and one he opts for here is stay out late playing poker with the boys and then tell his wife he has been working.
InflationInflation · 1933
Inflation
★ 8.01933
MovieComedy
An attempt to explain the economic cycle of inflation and unemployment.
Heavenly DazeHeavenly Daze · 1948
Heavenly Daze
★ 7.51948
MovieComedy
Shemp dies but cannot get into heaven until he reforms Moe and Larry. He returns to earth as an invisible spirit and sets out to prevent the other two stooges from selling a phony invention (a fountain pen that writes under whip cream) to a rich couple. Shemp sabotages Moe and Larry's sales pitch, but it looks he's headed for the fires below anyway.
Love Thy NeighborLove Thy Neighbor · 1940
Love Thy Neighbor
★ 7.31940
MovieComedy
Capitalizing on the famous radio 'feud' between comedians Jack Benny and Fred Allen. The two stars play versions of themselves, constantly at each other's throats due to real and imagined slights.
So's Your AntennaSo's Your Antenna · 1946
So's Your Antenna
★ 7.01946
MovieComedy
Harry plays a gangster on a radio show and is then is mistaken for a real one.
Old Man RhythmOld Man Rhythm · 1935
Old Man Rhythm
★ 7.01935
MovieMusicComedy
Romantic rivalries between father and son enrolled at the same college.
Color ScalesColor Scales · 1932
Color Scales
★ 7.01932
MovieDocumentary
This humorous short film shows various species of tropical fish at the Steinhart Aquarium in San Francisco, California.
SkylarkSkylark · 1941
Skylark
★ 6.81941
MovieComedyRomance
As her fifth wedding anniversary approaches, a woman realizes that she is fed up with always coming in second to her husband's advertising business. Just at the moment when she is trying to decide what to do, she meets a handsome attorney, and their innocent flirtation begins to turn into something a bit more serious.
Bedlam in ParadiseBedlam in Paradise · 1955
Bedlam in Paradise
★ 6.71955
MovieComedy
Shemp dies but cannot get into heaven until he reforms Moe and Larry. He returns to earth as an invisible spirit and sets out to prevent the other two stooges, who are in league with the devil, from selling a phony invention (a fountain pen that writes under whip cream) to a rich couple. Shemp sabotages Moe and Larry's plans in an effort to get through the pearly gates.
So Quiet on the Canine FrontSo Quiet on the Canine Front · 1931
So Quiet on the Canine Front
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Stone Age RomeosStone Age Romeos · 1955
Stone Age Romeos
★ 6.61955
MovieComedy
The stooges hope to collect a reward by proving to a museum that cavemen still exist. They return from their expedition with a film purporting to show some stone age stooges defending their women from other cavemen. The museum curators are about to pay they reward, until they overhear the stooges talking about how they faked the film, with themselves playing the cavemen.
The Big Dog HouseThe Big Dog House · 1930
The Big Dog House
★ 6.51930
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In this MGM Dogville series short, an all-dog cast play out a story of jealousy, murder and justice thwarted.
Sidewalks of New YorkSidewalks of New York · 1931
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★ 6.21931
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A dim-witted slumlord tries to reform a gang of urban boys (and impress an attractive young woman) by transforming their rough neighborhood into a more decent place.
I'm a Monkey's UncleI'm a Monkey's Uncle · 1948
I'm a Monkey's Uncle
★ 6.11948
MovieComedy
Set in the stone age, the stooges are cavemen who must have various misadventures hunting, gathering, and otherwise coping with prehistoric life. When some other cavemen threaten to take their women ("Aggie", "Maggie", and "Baggy"), the boys fight them off with a catapulting tree branch that shoots rocks and eggs.

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