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RUNTIME
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Tight 10-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Wanted - A Master
1936 0h 10m EN
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6.8
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★6.8TMDB · 8
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Synopsis
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A dog living in a junkyard learns that all stray dogs will be exterminated by 3 o'clock that afternoon, so sets off to find a master before the deadline.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Pete Smith
Narrator (voice) / Dog (voice)
Horace B. Carpenter
The Boy's Father (uncredited)
Dave O'Brien
Dog's Master (uncredited)
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Gunther von Fritsch
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Gunther von Fritsch directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 10-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 290 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Pete Smith and Horace B. Carpenter and Dave O'Brien carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0028480 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 10 min · 0h 10m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Gunther von Fritsch
Production companies
Who made it
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
US
Key crew
- ProducerPete Smith
- MusicWilliam Axt
- OrchestratorGeorge Bassman
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- deadline
- dog
- stray dog
- quest
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1936-12-26
Also known as
International titles
- Wanted -- A MasterUS
- Pete Smith Specialties (1936-1937 Season) #6: Wanted - A MasterUS
