The Adventures of Dollie

The Adventures of Dollie
Directed by	D. W. Griffith G. W. Bitzer
Written by	Stanner E.V. Taylor
Starring	Arthur V. Johnson
Cinematography	Arthur Marvin
Release date	July 14, 1908 (1908-07-14)
Running time	12 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent with English intertitles

The Adventures of Dollie is a 1908 American silent 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 peddler, ends up trapped in a barrel as it floats downriver toward a waterfall.

Plot

On a beautiful summer day a father and mother take their daughter Dollie on an outing to the river. The mother refuses to buy a gypsy's wares. The gypsy tries to rob the mother, but the father drives him off. The gypsy returns to the camp and devises a plan. They return and kidnap Dollie while her parents are distracted. A rescue crew is organized, but the gypsy takes Dollie to his camp. They gag Dollie and hide her in a barrel before the rescue party gets to the camp. Once they leave the gypsies and escapes in their wagon. As the wagon crosses the river, the barrel falls into the water. Still sealed in the barrel, Dollie is swept downstream in dangerous currents. A boy who is fishing in the river finds the barrel, and Dollie is reunited safely with her parents.

Cast

• Arthur V. Johnson as Father
• Linda Arvidson as Mother
• Gladys Egan as Dollie
• Charles Inslee as Gypsy
• Madeline West as Gypsy's wife
• Mrs. George Gebhardt

See also

• List of American films of 1908
• 1908 in film
• D. W. Griffith filmography

External links

• The Adventures of Dollie at IMDb
• The Adventures of Dollie on YouTube
• The short film The Adventures of Dollie is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.