The Stumbling Block (1911)

Directed by

Laurence Trimble

Genre

silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

7 min

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A short silent film from 1911 directed by Laurence Trimble. It stars his border collie Jean, who was one of the first famous dog actors. The story follows Jean in what appears to be a simple adventure or mishap.

silentsimpleheartfeltlightheartedold-fashionedanimal-focusedplayful

What happens

The Stumbling Block è un cortometraggio muto del 1911 diretto da Laurence Trimble. Noto anche come Jean, the Vitagraph Dog, Jean - il cane protagonista del film - era una border collie che apparteneva al regista e che fu una delle prime star canine dello schermo. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

More like this

• When the Light Waned (1911)
• Tested by the Flag (1911)
• Auld Lang Syne (1911)
• The Signal of Distress (1912)
• Jean's Evidence (1913)
• Playmates (1912)
• Jean Goes Foraging (1910)
• Jean and the Waif (1910)