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The Signal of Distress (1912)

The Signal of Distress poster
Directed by
Laurence Trimble
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
12 min
Rated
NR
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A short silent film from 1912 directed by Laurence Trimble. It features a Border collie named Jean who becomes part of the story.

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What happens

The Signal of Distress è un cortometraggio muto del 1912 diretto da Larry Trimble, un film che ha tra i suoi interpreti anche Jean, la Border collie che apparteneva al regista e che diventò negli anni dieci una delle prime star canine dello schermo. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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