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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 1666

A Dog's Love

191411 minUnited States

Synopsis

A lonely little girl forms a close friendship with a collie. After a road accident takes her life, the dog's grief gives their bond a haunting continuation.

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Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
This copy runs: 11:08
Subtitles: No subtitle track in this language

No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. No subtitle track in this language.

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No subtitle track in this language

Wikimedia Commons · Nolan Gane (1892–1915), Jack Harvey (1881–1954) · Public domain

Cast

Helen Badgley

Arthur Bauer

DirectorsJack Harvey

Behind the scenes

Thanhouser's child performer Helen Badgley appears alongside the trained dog Shep. The short marked Jack Harvey's first work as a director.

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Photograph credit

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Helen Badgley — Unknown photographer; Reel Life (Mar-Sep 1915) (Mar-Sep 1915) at the Internet Archive · Public domain

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