Rescued by Rover

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Barbara Hepworth and Blair in Rescued by Rover (1905)

A dog leads its master to his kidnapped baby.A dog leads its master to his kidnapped baby.A dog leads its master to his kidnapped baby.

Directors
- Lewin Fitzhamon
- Cecil M. Hepworth
Writer
- Mrs. Hepworth
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6.6/10

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Directors
- Lewin Fitzhamon
- Cecil M. Hepworth
Writer
- Mrs. Hepworth
Stars

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Blair

Rover the dog

May Clark

Nursemaid
(as Mabel Clark)

Barbara Hepworth

The baby

Cecil M. Hepworth

Harassed father
(as Cecil Hepworth)

Mrs. Hepworth

Mother

Lindsay Gray

Gypsy woman
(uncredited)

Sebastian Smith

Soldier
(uncredited)

Directors
- Lewin Fitzhamon
- Cecil M. Hepworth
Writer
- Mrs. Hepworth
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Trivia
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, this was the least expensive movie to produce. It cost $37.40.

Alternate versions
According to "The Oxford History of World Cinema" this movie was so successful that Hepworth had to remake it twice to supply enough prints to meet demand. All with the same narrative, the original version is differentiable from the remakes via the scene where the nurse tells her boss that she lost the child. The original breaks the scene into two shots - the second shot being from a closer position. The two remakes contain only one shot, from the closer position, in that scene. One of the remakes is what is shown on the third volume of "The Movies Begin" series.

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Edited into Women Who Made the Movies (1992)

This is an interesting little film that, for 1905, is pretty good but for today's audiences it's mostly only of historical value. It excels because the film has a plot and pacing and some decent action (at times) for the times. Sure, the film isn't exactly LASSIE, but it's pretty good fare for 1905. The film is about a baby-napping and the faithful Collie who comes to the child's rescue! The problem for me, though, is that although I am a real Cinephile and love historical films, the quality of this film doesn't come close to the really wonderful short films Georges Méliès was making at the same time--with great camera tricks, better and more interesting plots and are much more entertaining today.