The Adventures of Dollie
About The Adventures of Dollie
A father and mother take Dollie to the river. A peddler tries to sell to the mother and then to rob her. The father drives him off. The peddler and his companion come back, gag the child, and seal her in a barrel. The barrel falls into the river and drifts toward a waterfall. A boy fishing sees it and calls the father, who opens the barrel.
Cast & crew
More about The Adventures of Dollie
D. W. Griffith's first film as director. Stanner E. V. Taylor wrote it. Arthur Marvin photographed. Biograph released it on July 14, 1908. Arthur V. Johnson plays the father, Linda Arvidson the mother, Gladys Egan Dollie, Charles Inslee the peddler, and Madeline West his companion.
Themes
Look
Arthur Marvin follows the outing, the camp, and the barrel in the current.
Preservation
A print is in the Library of Congress film archive.
Notes
- Arvidson, the mother, was Griffith's wife.
- The rescue is a boy with a fishing line, not the search party.
- A print is in the Library of Congress.
- A copy is on the Internet Archive as TheAdventuresOfDollie.
Scenes
- They shut Dollie in the barrel as the searchers arrive.
- The barrel rides the current toward the falls.
Also available
- Internet Archive (TheAdventuresOfDollie)
- Library of Congress
