I was about to knock on your door.
I've been asking questions around town,
and I heard that you had a dog like this.
Uh-huh.
Look, if you're trying to work your way through
somewhere, we have all the magazines we need.
Oh, no, sir, I'm Jack Keeler.
I'm with Gordon Bernard Productions in Hollywood.
We make movies.
Oh?
How are you, Mr. Keeler?
Have you read the book, Moondog?
No, I haven't read it.
I guess it's a very popular book, don't I?
That's right, and we're going to make a movie out of it.
It's our biggest production of the year.
Now, Mr. Douglas, we've been going crazy
looking for a dog that fits the illustrations in this book.
And I think I've found him.
Hey, he looks just like tr*mp, doesn't he?
I mean, tr*mp looks just like him, huh?
That's right, and this part could make your dog a star.
tr*mp?
A movie star?
I don't even know if he can act.
And Mr. Keeler says they'll pay all expenses
for one of us to take tr*mp to Hollywood.
Round trip, jet, first class.
Come on, tr*mp, let's go up and get packed.
Boy, Dad, when do I leave?
Now, just a minute.
Let's talk this over and decide who's going to take him.
Well, you should take him, Dad.
No, I can't go, Mike.
Well, you're the head of the family,
and after all, you pay for the dog food.
Yeah, I know, but I just have too much
work to do around here.
Well, now, wait a minute.
Let's take this from the top.
I mean, let's try to be objective about it.
First of all, the one who should go to Hollywood with
tr*mp should be someone who's able to speak their language.
Someone who's hip to showbiz.
Such as?
Such as me.
Look at all my credits.
There comes amateur night in Dixie again.
Well, for instance, I was thrown out of
the bridge rack at summer camp.
And I was Scrooge and a Christmas girl for
two nights at Bryant High.
And I directed The Spring.
And I was prop man for Romeo and Juliet,
besides being Romeo's understudy.
You were third buttercup from the end,
the time the third grade put on Little Bo Peep.
Rob, I don't think your vast experience in
the theater is too important.
You see, the book is about a dog, and
they want to make a screen test of tr*mp.
Yeah, and tr*mp won't go anyplace without me.
We sleep together.
Well, Chipper, I think you're maybe a
little young to make the trip.
How about you, Bub?
All right, I'll do it.
There's nobody else around here.
Nobody knows anything about show business.
And I don't mean playing Scrooge at Bryant High.
You don't know a soft shoe from a roller skate.
Well, then it's all settled.
I'll call Mr. Keelan and find out when you
and tr*mp have to leave.
Well, now, wait a minute, Dad.
Our school looks on travel as broadening a guy's horizon.
I can make a special report on the trip to
Hollywood and get a little extra credit.
Rob, they're only paying expenses for one.
Yeah, but that's first class, Dad.
For the same dough, Bub and I could go by train.
If we'd sit up a couple of nights.
Yeah, three of us.
We can go by bus and take plenty of sandwiches.
And tr*mp can fly on a cargo plane.
Well, maybe you've got a point there.
Bob, it's up to you.
Oh, come on, Bub.
I won't horse around or anything on us.
Yeah, and I'll feed him every night and
take him for a walk.
Well, who's going to feed and walk you?
Hey, Rob, he didn't say no.
Oh, man.
Yeah, oh, here I come.
I guess it wouldn't hurt to take my makeup
kit just in case.
Well, I'm going to get ready right now.
Fellas.
Yeah, Dad?
If the three of you do go to Hollywood,
don't forget to take tr*mp.
Oh, yeah.
Come on, Dad, let's go.
Now, behave.
Yourself.
Come on, now, what are you doing around here?
Oh, stop talking like a yokel.
What can I do for you, sir?
The dog is tr*mp Douglas, the star of your
new picture, Moondog.
Oh, Moondog, interview is on stage 11.
You go through this gate and to your left.
Thank you very much.
Thank you.
Now.
Now.
Good, good, you're here.
How are you, Mr. O'Keefey?
Good to see you.
How are you, fellas?
Glad to see you.
Did you have a good trip out?
Yeah, fine.
Good, glad to hear it.
Say, I think Mr. Bernard is just about ready for you.
Well, that's fine, fine.
Now, we may have to make a compromise on
what our dog looks like.
You'll be hearing from him.
Thank you very much.
Hi.
Hi, Joanne.
Have you found my co-star yet?
No, not yet, but we're still looking.
Okay, tr*mp, you're on.
Come on, Jay, let's go.
Mr. Keeler?
Uh, who is that pretty girl?
Well, that's Joanne Grant.
She's under contract here.
She's very promising.
Yeah, she sure is.
Mr. Bernard, this is tr*mp.
This is Mr. O'Casey, and these are the Douglas boys.
Hello, Mr. Bernard.
Hello, fellas, this is Joanne Grant.
Hi.
Hi, Joanne.
Hi.
Yeah.
Yeah.
tr*mp certainly looks right, doesn't he?
Amazing, isn't it, Bernie?
He looks just like the dog in the book.
I'll get him up in the park, Mr. Bernard.
I've been in show business myself.
Does he obey him?
Signals, play dead, things like that?
He plays dead when you don't ask him to, even.
He's a one-take dog.
It runs in the family.
He's terrific.
Sock him.
We'll be ready for him in about a half hour or so.
Hey, fellas, we're going to test this dog
so he can line up.
Well, we've got time for a sandwich over at the commissary.
How about it, guys, huh?
Okay.
How about you, Miss Grant?
How about me what?
Well, we could cut on over to the
commissary and get fueled up.
Well, I'd love to.
Wise guy, now you have to pay for two hamburgers.
Chip, maybe you better take tr*mp out for
a walk, keep him warmed up.
I think he's already warmed up.
Come on, get going.
Say, Mr. Bernard, I'd like to have a little talk with you.
Oh, sure.
You want to sit over here?
Yes, please, thanks.
Just make yourself comfortable, Mr. O'Casey.
Thank you.
Thank you, sir.
Well.
Now, Mr. Bernard, just exactly what kind of a part is this?
Well, uh, here's the screenplay.
Oh, the screenplay.
Hmm, feels all right.
Does the part run all through the story?
Oh, yes, he'll co-star.
Of course, I'll sit in with the writers, because we
want tr*mp to come off real sympathetic in this case.
Of course.
We have a coyote who plays the heavy.
Coyote?
Well, he won't lie.
Glad.
Now, I don't want to appear to be a stage
mother, but what about tr*mp's dressing room?
Well, you have a very nice doghouse.
Doghouse?
tr*mp is a family dog, you know,
and he sleeps right in bed with the boy.
Okay, we'll get him a boy's bed.
Air conditioning?
No, no, no, no.
We don't want to appear gravity.
I really mean it.
I'm actually jealous of tr*mp.
Boy, what a break, Plain.
Opposite you.
It'd sure be fun.
Fun?
Well, I don't know.
Movie business is just the same as any other business.
It takes a lot of preparation, training, and experience.
You know, I heard Lana Turner was sitting
at a soda fountain when whammy.
Maybe she was just the right girl at the
right place at the right time.
Well, I'm in the right place.
I'm in the middle of a big studio.
And maybe this is my right time.
And I'm sure with the right girl.
Hey, walk me to my car.
I've got a ballet class.
All right.
Okay.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got to
check on some special effects.
Mr. Bernard, wouldn't this be a good time
to make some stills of Robbie and tr*mp?
Robbie?
My grandson.
The lad reeks of talent.
If it's all right with you, today is just for dogs.
Yes, yes, I know.
But you should have seen him in Cyrano.
He was great.
He'd have broken your heart.
I'm sure he was wonderful.
Thanks.
If anything comes up, I'll be sure and call.
Boy, this is the way to live.
I'm going to take a little theater and ballet, too.
Yeah, pretty, isn't it?
Yeah.
But I'm strictly on a budget.
This is my call.
Bye, Robbie.
Bye.
And thanks for the hamburger.
All right.
Hey, Rob, guess what?
I got a job in the movies.
Uh-huh.
And I'm directing a w*r picture over on stage 15.
No kidding.
This is Johnny Van Buren, and I'm going to be his stand-in.
That means they turn on all the hot lights on
me so he doesn't get all flopped up from sweating.
Yeah, you are Johnny Van Buren.
I'm Chip's brother, Robbie.
I'm in showbiz, too.
You are?
I'm just in the movies.
How long have you been around the business?
About 10 years.
He started when he was nothing but a baby.
You sure have a lot of experience for a kid your age.
Guess so.
Quick.
I'm going after my next picture.
Quitting?
Yeah.
My mom wants me to have a normal
childhood, whatever that is.
Hey, fellas, Mr. Bernard's ready for you.
You take him, Rob.
I've got to hang around until John needs me to stand in.
All right.
tr*mp, we're on.
You bet.
You know, he was even on the same bill
with Swains, Cats, and Rats.
Only he told me one time that Taylor's
dogs ate half of Swains' act.
I'm sure he's wrong, Bill.
His background is going to be invaluable to us.
Look, let's see what we can get with tr*mp now.
I'd like him to come walk right toward the camp.
That way we can get a big close shot of him.
All right?
Fine.
Okay, Jimmy.
All right.
Ready?
Come on, tr*mp.
Turn.
Turn, tr*mp.
Good boy.
You're done.
That old boy.
Stay, now.
Stay.
And roll.
Action.
All right, tr*mp.
Here we go, boy.
Come on, boy.
Right up to the camera, boy.
Here we...
tr*mp.
Here we go, boy.
Here we go.
And right up to the camera.
Well, that gives us a great shot of him lying down.
Yeah.
Let's see if we can get him up on his feet, huh?
There we go, tr*mp.
And up.
Yep, come on.
Mr. O'Casey.
Could you work the dog for us, please?
Of course I will.
I'll be glad to.
Yeah.
All right, tr*mp, get up.
Come on, up.
Up.
Come on, tr*mp.
The show's got to go on.
Come on, get up.
What's the matter with you, you overstuffed bale of hay?
We didn't come all the way to Hollywood
just to see you lie there on the floor.
Now, come on, up, up.
Get up, will you?
There you are now.
He'll be all right now.
He likes to think things over before he does anything.
You can live at our house.
No, I haven't finished school yet.
We go to school here right on the lot.
Yeah, but I don't like being a salmon.
I could get you a job as a real actor in
one of my pictures.
I just want to go home.
Up, tr*mp.
No, no, never mind.
Up, tr*mp.
Cut, cut.
We'll try something easier.
There's a scene in here where the boy
falls asleep in the space capsule.
A fire breaks out in the fuel compartment,
and the dog sees the smoke.
His first thought is his master's safety.
So he barks madly.
Now, do you think tr*mp can bark madly?
Well, he barks madly.
Well, that's his number one trick.
Okay, roll.
Come on, tr*mp.
tr*mp.
Bark.
tr*mp.
Bark madly.
Come on, tr*mp.
Come on.
Yelp your fool head off for me, will you?
Bark.
Come on, tr*mp.
Like I was falling asleep.
Bark for me, tr*mp.
Bark it.
tr*mp, will you bark for me?
When he sees the smoke.
He always barks when he sees smoke.
tr*mp.
Bark, will you?
Dave, hit the smoke.
He always barks when he sees smoke and fire.
He'll probably put it out for you.
tr*mp, hit the smoke, Dave.
I think I can get tr*mp to do it for me.
Here's the boy I was telling you about, Mr. Bernard.
Enormous talent.
Very witty.
Robin Douglas.
Robin?
For pictures, for mates.
Anything to get a few feet of film on this one.
All right.
How about some makeup?
No, he looks fine.
No, I mean for me.
What?
No!
Come on, you look great.
Well, I can study a few lines in the script.
You know, the boys part.
I'm a quick study.
It'll only take a minute or so.
All I want to do is to get a couple of
shots of your dog before nightfall.
What?
You got a full head shot or a profile?
Well, a little to be... I don't care anything.
All right, cut!
All right, roll them.
Come on, Robbie.
Turn around.
That's it.
That's it.
Turn around.
Yeah.
Turn around.
Great, great, good, cut.
Great, good.
How'd I do, Mr. Bernard?
Oh, fine.
You said something nobody else was able to accomplish.
No kidding.
You got tr*mp on his feet.
I was wondering how'd I do myself.
Oh, great, good.
Listen, I want to see what the dog will do
with certain sounds, you know?
Now, there's a scene in the picture where the
boy and the dog are lost in a storm on the moon.
Storm?
On the moon?
Oh, we'd like that.
Great.
All right.
All right, good.
All right, hit the storm.
When can we have a look at this stuff
before making the deal?
What?
My grandfather means the daily.
Yes.
Oh, you can come around tomorrow about
noon to the projection room.
We'll take a look.
I think tr*mp's taken a liking to you.
Hello?
Hey, you guys, it's Dad calling.
Wow.
Hi, Dad.
Hi, Rob.
Well, how's everything going out there in California?
Oh, just great.
How are all you non-pros doing back there?
Well, tell me, how did the screen test go?
Fabulous.
Say, Dad, I might be staying on for the picture.
They've got a school on the set and everything.
Oh, now, Rob, cut out the daydreaming, will you?
We're on long distance, you know.
I'm not dreaming, Dad.
I made a test today.
Gordon Bernard's my director.
Hey, Dad, guess what?
I'm in the movies, too.
Our Johnny Van Buren picture.
Yeah, but it's just a stand-in.
Rob, let me talk to Bub, will you?
Okay, hang on.
Hey, Bub?
Hello, Steve.
Bob, what is all this about Robbie and
Chip being in the movies?
You're speaking to their agent.
Next time you see them, we'll probably be
on a personal appearance tour.
That is, if we can play a spot as small as Bryant Park.
Something wrong?
Well, no, I was just wondering, whatever happened to tr*mp?
Well, how can they make any money in here?
There's only two rows of seats.
Hi, everybody.
Hi, Joanne.
Hi, Robbie.
Oh, Harry, they're running your test today, so I came over.
I hope you don't mind.
Oh, heck no.
Maybe your pal Rocky Green isn't a cinch after all.
It's amazing.
Some people try for years to get film on
them, and you made it in one day.
Yeah, how about that?
Hi, Joanne.
Hi, boys.
Hi, Mr. Brown.
Hello, Mr. O'Casey.
Hi, Bernie.
Whenever you're ready.
It's the real Mark tr*mp Douglas.
Mark badly for me.
Come on now.
Mark badly for me.
Come on, Mark.
Mark.
Yell your fool head off for me, will you?
Come on, tr*mp.
Bark.
Like I was taking a nap.
tr*mp, listen to me.
Come on.
Hit the storm.
Hi, Bobby.
I'll.
Let you know, Mr. O'Casey.
I've got a few more dogs to test.
Thank you, tr*mp.
You're a very nice dog.
And thank you, Mr. O'Casey.
You're most patient.
And thank you.
You can check with me about the dog and the kids.
We'll d*ck her on the price.
Sure.
Nice meeting you.
Thank you.
Nice meeting you, too, Robbie.
Mr. Bernard?
Yes.
I don't think I came off very well.
Oh, no.
Actually, you've got the dog to do quite a bit.
I don't suppose you have any parts open or anything?
No, I think we're all locked up.
But I'll tell you, if we run into
something, I'll send for you.
Thank you.
I guess I was a big nothing.
Well, you couldn't tell from one test.
You know, I really wanted to stick around
in Hollywood after I met you.
Well, how sweet of you, Robbie.
I wish it would have happened that way.
If I write, I don't suppose you would get
the letter, would you?
Well, of course.
I'll even answer it.
You would?
Well, I thought it would get mixed up with
all your other fan mail and you wouldn't see it.
Oh, I don't get that much fan mail.
You write and I'll answer it right away.
Gosh, I've got a singing lesson.
Goodbye, Robbie.
Bye.
Johnny Van Buren Productions, Hollywood.
Paid to the order of Chip Douglas, $19.36.
$19.36, boy.
For services, it's... Stand in for Johnny Van Buren.
One day.
Wow.
I'll have to write Johnny and thank him.
Yeah.
Oh, you got a letter, too.
Oh, thank you.
Hey, it's from Gordon Bernard Productions.
Oh, maybe tr*mp got the part.
Yeah, it's about time we heard from them.
It's from Mr. Keeler.
It says, Dear Mr. Douglas, I'm sorry to
inform you that for box office reasons,
Mr. Bernard has decided to use a name.
Remember, the part in Moondog will be played
by Nunu, who, as you know, is an established star.
Nunu?
That's a black Pekingese.
And besides, he's a girl.
How do you like that?
I'll bet the picture will be nothing like the book.
That's so good.
You know, one day you're a star,
the next day you're writing to him.
Hey, Rob, I thought you were up for a picture.
Oh, heck no.
You know, all the wardrobe and makeup
and getting up early and... And beautiful girls.
Yeah, beautiful girl.
Poor tr*mp.
Well, let's hope for the best, I guess.
I guess there's nothing worse than a stuck-up mutt.
Good night, Dad.
Good night, Mike.
Good night, Rob.
Good night, Mike.
Good night, Rob.
Good night.
Hey, Dad.
Mike?
Look at this.
Mike would have crapped the famous movie dog, slept here.
I'd have a tr*mp of mine if I slept here, too.
I'd have a tr*mp of mine if I slept here, too.
I'd have a tr*mp of mine if I slept here, too.
I'd have a tr*mp of mine if I slept here, too.
I'd have a tr*mp of mine if I slept here, too.
I'd have a tr*mp of mine if I slept here, too.
I'd have a tr*mp of mine if I slept here, too.
I'd have a tr*mp of mine if I slept here, too.
I'd have a tr*mp of mine if I slept here, too.
I'd have a tr*mp of mine if I slept here, too.
I'd have a tr*mp of mine if I slept here, too.
I'd have a tr*mp of mine if I slept here, too.
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