A Dog's Love
About A Dog's Love
Helen, a lonely girl played by Helen Badgley, is befriended by Shep, a neighbor's collie. She is killed by an automobile. Shep grieves, brings flowers to the grave, and later meets what the film presents as her ghost. A closing title says it is only make-believe.
Cast & crew
More about A Dog's Love
Jack Harvey directed, his first film. Thanhouser shot it on one reel, 1,007 feet, in 35mm. Mutual released it on 4 October 1914. Arthur Bauer, Ethyle Cooke, and Fannie Bourke are billed with Shep and Badgley.
Themes
Reviews
Kitty Kelly of the Chicago Tribune called the short a miniature masterpiece and singled out the child and the dog as the two attractions.
Preservation
Prints are at the Museum of Modern Art and at Library and Archives Canada. A copy is also on Wikimedia Commons.
Notes
- Kitty Kelly, in the Chicago Tribune, called it a miniature masterpiece and wrote that she usually disliked cemetery scenes, but this one was an exception.
- Prints are at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and at Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa.
- A copy is on Wikimedia Commons.
Scenes
- Shep carries flowers to Helen's grave after the automobile kills her.
- The last title tells the audience the ghost was only make-believe.
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons (A Dog's Love)
