Her First Adventure
About Her First Adventure
D. W. Griffith, as the father, comes home and goes inside with his wife, and their little girl follows a hurdy-gurdy. Gypsy musicians take her along. The family dog leads the chase, and police arrest the musicians when they stop to eat. The parents take her back, and the last shot is the dog barking at the camera.
Cast & crew
More about Her First Adventure
Wallace McCutcheon directed this Biograph short. The company copyrighted it on March 13, 1908, at 509 feet, and released it on March 18.
Themes
Look
G. W. Bitzer shot the chase on March 9, 1908, in Leonia Junction, New Jersey, and ends on a close view of the dog.
Preservation
A 35mm nitrate negative is at the Museum of Modern Art. A paper print is at the Library of Congress.
Notes
- Robert Harron is an extra in the crowd.
- Silent Era calls it a thematic remake of Rescued by Rover (1905).
- It is the first Biograph title in the Library of Congress paper-print collection to put the AB logo in nearly every shot, against duping.
Scenes
- The dog barks into the camera after the girl is back with her parents.
Influenced by
- Rescued by Rover (1905)
Also available
- Internet Archive (HerFirstAdventure1908)
