A DOG GONE STORY

Year Published: 1955

Description: Founded by Eugene Castle, Castle Films sold for the home market through camera shops and mail order. This novelty movie "A Dog Gone Story" is a 1955 film from the "Movie-Pak" series, starring Otto the wandering Dachshund who does not want a bath. This farm dog runs away from home and has an adventure in the city. The film opens on a farm in Germany where a Dachshund dog called Otto is laying in hay. The boss and his wife go about their chores pitching hay and tending to the apiary, ignoring the dog. 01:02 The boss’s daughter feeds Otto. Otto runs to the food dish, sniffs and rejects. He returns to his resting spot. 01:36 The daughter re-emerges carrying a metal wash tub, grabs Otto, places him into the tub and roughly washes him. 02:08 Otto leaps out of the tub and races off the property, past children playing in the street. He races up steps, upsets a flock of chickens, licks the cat goodbye, and runs past the handyman. He races down a road, past children who unsuccessfully try to grab him. 02:43 Otto leaps a creek and runs through a pasture into a flock of geese. He chases sheep. Horses and cows look up towards the commotion. 03:01 Otto races along a dirt road. Plays with a frog, jumps into a creek and chases after the amphibian. 03:39 From atop a hill, Otto looks across fields, hills, and a tree-lined valley. He trots along a country road, past mile markers and telephone poles. 04:06 A streetcar and automobiles barrel along a city street. Trucks, cars, and trams crisscross every which way. Otto is stopped on the sidewalk, surrounded by people waiting to cross the street. 04:33 Otto bolts out into traffic. Horns blare. A woman gasps. Passersby sigh relief as Otto makes it unscathed and continues trotting along the sidewalk. 04:44 A strangers tries to nab Otto, but the dog races away cutting in and out of city streets. 04:54 A dog catcher stands by on lookout for strays. Otto inadvertently trots straight to the dog catcher who reaches out to snatch him. Otto races away. 05:27 Otto relaxes against the side of a building. He spies a woman emerging from a butcher shop carrying packages of meat. Otto races over, grabs a sausage link, and runs off. 05:59 Neighborhood dogs, including a Boxer, a Poodle, a German Shepard, and a Terrier chase after Otto to steal his food. Otto darts into an open doorway, evading the pack. 06:22 The dog catcher is on the prowl for strays. Otto and the dog catcher make eye contact, but Otto steals away. He hides under a floor length fur coat worn by a woman who just emerged from a German DKW F7 taxi cab. The dog catcher searches high and low, but can’t find the dog. As the taxi pulls away, the dog catcher spots Otto in the back seat. 07:02 Otto enjoys the cab ride. He bolts away when the cab stops and a male passenger opens the door. Otto runs along the city streets. 07:21 He continues running along an unpaved country road, past mile markers, re-tracing his steps back to the farm. 07:47 He passes grazing horses and cows, a man on a bicycle. 07:57 He mounts stone steps onto the property where children race to greet him. The handyman smiles when he sees Otto. The boss smiles and calls to Otto. The boss’s daughter hanging wash on the clothesline smiles and calls to Otto. 08:31 Otto voluntarily enters the metal wash tub. 08:52 END

Complete Record: Founded by Eugene Castle, Castle Films sold for the home market through camera shops and mail order. This novelty movie "A Dog Gone Story" is a 1955 film from the "Movie-Pak" series, starring Otto the wandering Dachshund who does not want a bath. This farm dog runs away from home and has an adventure in the city. The film opens on a farm in Germany where a Dachshund dog called Otto is laying in hay. The boss and his wife go about their chores pitching hay and tending to the apiary, ignoring the dog. 01:02 The boss’s daughter feeds Otto. Otto runs to the food dish, sniffs and rejects. He returns to his resting spot. 01:36 The daughter re-emerges carrying a metal wash tub, grabs Otto, places him into the tub and roughly washes him. 02:08 Otto leaps out of the tub and races off the property, past children playing in the street. He races up steps, upsets a flock of chickens, licks the cat goodbye, and runs past the handyman. He races down a road, past children who unsuccessfully try to grab him. 02:43 Otto leaps a creek and runs through a pasture into a flock of geese. He chases sheep. Horses and cows look up towards the commotion. 03:01 Otto races along a dirt road. Plays with a frog, jumps into a creek and chases after the amphibian. 03:39 From atop a hill, Otto looks across fields, hills, and a tree-lined valley. He trots along a country road, past mile markers and telephone poles. 04:06 A streetcar and automobiles barrel along a city street. Trucks, cars, and trams crisscross every which way. Otto is stopped on the sidewalk, surrounded by people waiting to cross the street. 04:33 Otto bolts out into traffic. Horns blare. A woman gasps. Passersby sigh relief as Otto makes it unscathed and continues trotting along the sidewalk. 04:44 A strangers tries to nab Otto, but the dog races away cutting in and out of city streets. 04:54 A dog catcher stands by on lookout for strays. Otto inadvertently trots straight to the dog catcher who reaches out to snatch him. Otto races away. 05:27 Otto relaxes against the side of a building. He spies a woman emerging from a butcher shop carrying packages of meat. Otto races over, grabs a sausage link, and runs off. 05:59 Neighborhood dogs, including a Boxer, a Poodle, a German Shepard, and a Terrier chase after Otto to steal his food. Otto darts into an open doorway, evading the pack. 06:22 The dog catcher is on the prowl for strays. Otto and the dog catcher make eye contact, but Otto steals away. He hides under a floor length fur coat worn by a woman who just emerged from a German DKW F7 taxi cab. The dog catcher searches high and low, but can’t find the dog. As the taxi pulls away, the dog catcher spots Otto in the back seat. 07:02 Otto enjoys the cab ride. He bolts away when the cab stops and a male passenger opens the door. Otto runs along the city streets. 07:21 He continues running along an unpaved country road, past mile markers, re-tracing his steps back to the farm. 07:47 He passes grazing horses and cows, a man on a bicycle. 07:57 He mounts stone steps onto the property where children race to greet him. The handyman smiles when he sees Otto. The boss smiles and calls to Otto. The boss’s daughter hanging wash on the clothesline smiles and calls to Otto. 08:31 Otto voluntarily enters the metal wash tub. 08:52 END

Transcription

[Music] Upon a Time on a farm in Germany there lived a little Doxon named OT he had a lovely home with lots of room in which to play and he lived with a kind family who took good care of him Otto Lov them he liked the boss's wife but she always seemed too occupied to notice him and the boss's hobby of raising bees didn't give him much time for aoto one day was just like another it was the same old routine now Otto appreciated all the family had done for him but since everyone was so busy there was nothing for poor Otto to do now there was one thing that made the day interesting that was when the boss's daughter called him for his [Music] meal a shuck said Otto the same old stuff nobody ever asks me what I [Music] like this is for for the [Music] birds oh no now I got to take a [Music] bath poor Otto he began to feel very sorry for himself and the sorrier he felt the greater his troubles began to seem finally when the boss's daughter pressed down hard on the brush Otto made a big decision he decided to leave home he didn't know where he was going Otto Just wanted to get away from the old routine he was convinced he needed a change up the old stairs AO went for the last time he was very glad goodbye Kitty sorry I can't take you and as for the handyman you're too busy to say goodbye anyway down the road he went nothing would stop him now not even the creek he reached the pasture the boss had told Otto many times don't go near the pasture don't chase the animals But Otto didn't care this was fun A went off in search of something new which he soon found gee what a funny looking fellow [Music] this must be another trick to get me to take a bath said Otto soon he was on top of a hill from which he saw a whole world he had heard about say thought Otto this must be the way to the big city that's where I'm going I won't be bored there I'll just follow this road and that's how it happened that little Otto who had been born and raised in the country set out for the big city in search of [Music] [Music] excitement he certainly had come to the right place IO decided if he he walked just straight ahead he'd find [Music] [Applause] Adventure now what's the matter with me maybe that man was trying to be friendly I'll bet he was trying to pet me you see adto had never heard about dog catchers so OT went back to find the man and become friends but he was in for a big [Music] surprise now Otto knew that the man was not trying to pet him and he was beginning to learn that there were some things about the city he didn't like he thought of how strange the city was as he rested from his narrow Escape everybody was too busy to notice him no one smiled at him besides Otto was getting hungry and nobody cared he was very happy when he saw a woman with a shopping bag just like the boss's daughter maybe she would understand well he decided to help himself Otto's conscience began to trouble him he had done the wrong thing suddenly he noticed the dogs in the neighborhood looking at him with envious [Music] eyes I'd better get away from here in a hurry Otto was beginning to think that the city was not the place for a country dog but how to get rid of the pack then he remembered something he had seen in the movies and it worked that is OT thought it worked actually the dogs were running away from the dog catcher then Otto realized he hadn't been so smart Otto wasn't going to be fooled by a friendly Wink in a smile he decided it was time to go home just as fast as his legs would carry him but first he had to outsmart the dog [Music] catcher so Otto took a cab never in his life had he had so much trouble all he wanted was to get home oh he thought if only I can get back to my nice quiet peaceful home in the country but as UT reached the safety of the road he became very troubled all over again he remembered how he had left home and how he he had disobeyed the boss maybe they wouldn't want him anymore he was a very worried little [Music] dog if only he hadn't run away if only he hadn't disobeyed the boss if only as he neared home his heart was pounding Otto was so happy to see the good old stairs again he realized how many things he had taken for granted like the children who were so good to him gee it's good to see smiling faces said Otto if the family takes me back I'll never feel sorry for myself again but then he saw the boss uhoh he thought now I'm in for it but the boss was smiling and the boss's daughter why she smiled too and Otto knew he was home to stay and that's where you'll find him today a happy cheerful and contented dog and do you suppose he complains about a bath not a [Music]

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