The Water Dog (1914)

Directed by

Roscoe Arbuckle

Genre

silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

9 min

Rated

NR

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young girl gets stuck on a rock in the ocean as the tide rises. The police and people on the shore try to save her, but her dog swims out and brings her back to safety.

lightheartedplayfulwhimsicalslapstickgentleupbeatold-fashionedamusing

What happens

The Water Dog is a 1914 American short comedy film directed by and starring Fatty Arbuckle. The film primarily follows the attempts to rescue a young girl who has been stranded on a rock in the ocean as the tide comes in, necessitating the involvement of local police and bystanders. The conflict is resolved when the girl is rescued by her pet dog, hence the title of the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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