Shep's Race with Death (1914)

Directed by

Jack Harvey

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

12 min

Rated

NR

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A collie dog races against time to save his owner's life and bring her family back together.

earlysilentsimplesentimentalanimal-centriclife-or-deathhopefulfamily-oriented

What happens

Shep's Race with Death is a 1914 American short silent drama film, directed by Jack Harvey for the Thanhouser Company. It stars Shep the Dog, Mrs. Whitcove, and J.S. Murray. The film about a "collie dog [who] wins a race with death, saves the life of his mistress, and causes a happy family reunion", was released on November 1, 1914. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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