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The Wrestling Dog
(1894) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by W.K.L. Dickson

Cast: Henry Welton [himself], [?] ? [a dog].

Edison Manufacturing Company production; distributed by Raff & Gammon. / Released November 1894. / Kinetoscope 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was shot [?] July? 1894. Early Kinetograph camera films were shot at approximately 48 frames per second.

Performance.

Synopsis: [Raff & Gammon catalog, October 1894, page ?] Wrestling Dog (Wrestles with his trainer).

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Animals: Dogs

Listing updated: 15 December 2024.

References: Musser-Emerge p. 78; Ramsaye-Million p. 838 : Website-IMDb.