Released on February 6, 1935, the short is based on the controversial 1899 children's book The Story of Little Black Sambo by Helen Bannerman.

Then, Sambo plays fetch, and when the dog retrieves, the real tiger appears, and chases them home.

The Film Daily (April 25, 1935): "The tale of a pickaninny's adventures as he wanders off into the jungle with his faithful pup.

It was listed as #757 in its catalog in 1948 in various formats, including 8mm and 16mm, in color and in black-and-white, condensed to 3:30 minutes or full-length, with sound or silent with minimal dialog on interstitial cards.

The Castle Films color/sound version has been digitized and is available as part of the collection at the Internet Archive, mislabeled there as Loittle Black Sambo.

Various parts of the cartoon can be seen in the opening credits of the 2007 independent film Spinning Into Butter, starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Victor Rasuk, as well as on the music video for "On Top of Your World" by Sahara Hotnights.