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Rescued by Rover

1905·7 min·GB

Director: Lewin Fitzhamon, Cecil M. Hepworth

Drama

A dog leads its master to his kidnapped baby.

A dog leads its master to his kidnapped baby.

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A Cinema History: Rescued by Rover (1905) — A Cinema History

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British Film Institute analysis of the film's significance in early British cinema.

Cast

Blair

Rover the dog

May Clark

Nursemaid

Barbara Hepworth

The baby

Cecil M. Hepworth

Cecil M. Hepworth

Harassed father

Mrs. Hepworth

Mother

Crew

writer

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