The Adventures of Dollie
Encyclopedia
The Adventures of Dollie is a 1908 film directed by D. W. Griffith
. It was Griffith's debut film as a director. A print of the film survives in the Library of Congress
film archive. The film tells the story of a young girl who, after being kidnapped by a gypsy pedlar
, ends up trapped in a barrel as it floats downriver toward a waterfall.
D. W. Griffith
David Llewelyn Wark Griffith was a premier pioneering American film director. He is best known as the director of the controversial and groundbreaking 1915 film The Birth of a Nation and the subsequent film Intolerance .Griffith's film The Birth of a Nation made pioneering use of advanced camera...
. It was Griffith's debut film as a director. A print of the film survives in the Library of Congress
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress is the research library of the United States Congress, de facto national library of the United States, and the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. Located in three buildings in Washington, D.C., it is the largest library in the world by shelf space and...
film archive. The film tells the story of a young girl who, after being kidnapped by a gypsy pedlar
Pedlar
Pedlar may refer to:* The British English form and original spelling of peddler-Places:* Pedlar Island, Ontario, Canada* Pedlar River, Virginia, USA* Pedlar Wildlife Management Area in Monongalia County, West Virginia-Given names and nicknames:...
, ends up trapped in a barrel as it floats downriver toward a waterfall.
Cast
- Arthur V. JohnsonArthur V. JohnsonArthur V. Johnson was a pioneer actor and director of American silent films.Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Arthur Vaughen Johnson began as a film actor with the Edison Studios in The Bronx, New York in 1905 in the one-reel drama "The White Caps" directed by Wallace McCutcheon, Sr. and Edwin S. Porter...
- Father - Linda ArvidsonLinda Arvidson-Biography:Linda Arvidson was the first wife of film director D.W. Griffith . She played lead roles in many of his earliest films. While acting, she was sometimes credited as Linda Griffith...
- Mother - Gladys EganGladys EganGladys Egan was an American child actress during the silent film era. She appeared in 104 films, including many productions by D. W. Griffith, between 1908 and 1914.-Selected filmography:-External links:...
- Dollie - Charles InsleeCharles InsleeCharles Inslee was an American actor. He appeared in 127 films between 1908 and 1921.-External links:...
- Gypsy - Madeline West - Gypsy's wife
- Mrs. George Gebhardt
See also
- List of American films of 1908
- 1908 in film1908 in filmThe year 1908 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*Thomas Edison formed the Motion Picture Patents Company, with goals of controlling production and distribution, raising theater admission prices, cooperating with censorship bodies, and preventing film stock from getting into the hands...
- D. W. Griffith filmographyD. W. Griffith filmographyThese are the films directed by the pioneering American filmmaker D. W. Griffith . According to the Internet Movie Database, he directed 534 films between 1908 and 1931.----...