The Dover Boys at Pimento University or The Rivals of Roquefort Hall

1942 9 min ★ 6.8 Animation, Comedy

Three fun-loving, morally upright brothers from Pimento University save their fiancée from their fiendish archenemy, Dan Backslide, in this spoof of the Rover Boys.

Cast

Mel Blanc

Dan Backslide / Telegraph Boy (voice) (uncredited)

John McLeish

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Tedd Pierce

Tom Dover (voice) (uncredited)

Sara Berner

Dora Standpipe (voice) (uncredited)

Details

Director

Chuck Jones

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures, Leon Schlesinger Productions

Reviews

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talisencrw

August 31, 2016

★ 10/10

Simply one of the funniest and best cartoons not starring a major cartoon icon that I have ever seen. Stunningly good. A DVD extra on 'Desperate Journey' from my 'TCM Spotlight: Errol Flynn Adventures' 5-film boxed set.

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CinemaSerf

April 4, 2022

★ 7/10

Good old "P.U.". A barber shop-style choir introduce us to "Tom", "Dick" and "Larry" - the ever popular "Dover" boys who are having a day out from their university with one local lady of good quality. Meantime, "Dan Backslide" has eyes on the self same, rich, "Dora Standpipe" and clad in his very bright purple suit sets out to spoil their day! Disguised (?) in a garb that would have suited "Clouse...