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Her First Adventure
(1908) United States of America
B&W : One reel / 509 feet
Directed by Wallace McCutcheon (Sr.)

Cast: Lawrence Griffith (D.W. Griffith) [the father], Robert Harron [an extra, in crowd]

American Mutoscope & Biograph Company production; distributed by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company. / Cinematography by G.W. Bitzer. / © 13 March 1908 by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company [H107372]. Released 18 March 1908. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The production was shot on 9 March 1908 in Leonia Junction, New Jersey. This is the first of Biograph’s films in the Library of Congress paper print collection to feature the ‘AB’ logo prominently in nearly all shots to discourage film print piracy.

Drama.

Synopsis: A remake of Rescued by Rover (1905) has a little girl lured by music of gypsy hurdy-gurdy away from familiar surroundings. The family dog helps locate the girl.

Survival status: Prints exist in the Museum of Modern Art film archive [35mm nitrate negative]; and in the Library of Congress film archive (paper print collection) [35mm paper positive].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Animals: Dogs - Chases - Musical instruments: Hurdy-gurdys - Police: Policemen - Rescues - USA: New Jersey: Leonia Junction

Listing updated: 4 February 2015.

References: Film viewing : Niver-First pp. 118, 119; Usai-Griffith-1 pp. 17-18 : Website-AFI.

Home video: VHS.

 
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