The Whole Dam Family and the Dam Dog (1905)
- Directed by
- Edwin Stanton Porter
- Genre
- silent film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 5 min
- Rating
- 5.2 of 10 from 18 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This short silent comedy introduces a family with a punny name, each member shown one by one. It ends with a chaotic dinner scene where the family dog yanks the tablecloth off the table, ruining the meal.
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What happens
The Whole Dam Family and the Dam Dog is a 1905 silent short comedy film directed by Edwin S. Porter for the Edison Manufacturing Company. The five-and-a-half minute film was an adaptation of a popular picture postcard featuring a humorously named family. The film introduces each member of the Dam family, and then shows a raucous dinner scene that ends with the Dam dog pulling the tablecloth off the table, and ruining the Dam meal. The film includes a very early example of cutout animation, with a jumble of letters coming together to spell the titles, and an animated paper silhouette of the Dam dog which wags its tail. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Imp No. 2 (1905)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.