A Dog's Love
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A Dog's Love is a 1914 American short silent fantasy drama film with subtitles,[1] directed by Jack Harvey on his directorial debut. It stars Shep the Dog, Helen Badgley, and Arthur Bauer.[2] The film is about a dog who loses his best friend, when a young girl is killed in an automobile accident, and focuses on his emotions in dealing with his loss. Well-received because of its "universally appealing" theme, the dog's emotions were reported as surpassing the child's histrionics.
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Directed by | Jack Harvey |
Written by | Nolan Gane |
Starring | Shep the Dog, Helen Badgley, and Arthur Bauer |
Music by | Andrew Crow |
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Running time | 11 minutes, 12 seconds |
Country | USA |
Language | Silent |
The film was shot on one reel by the Thanhouser Company, 1,007 feet (307 m) in total. It was shot in standard 35mm and a spherical 1.37:1 format. It was distributed by the Mutual Film Corporation upon release. Kitty Kelly of the Chicago Tribune called it a "miniature masterpiece." Copies of the film are in the Museum of Modern Art of New York City and the National Film, Television and Sound Archive of Ottawa film archive.