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A Dog Catcher’s Love
(1917) United States of America
B&W : Two reels
Directed by Eddie Cline (Edward F. Cline)
Cast: George Summerville (Slim Summerville) [the dog catcher], Peggy Pearce [Peggy, the dog catcher’s love], Glen Cavender [E.R. Ketchum, the fancy dog dealer], Hal Cooley (Hallum Cooley) [F.P. Ketchum, the film director], Gene Rogers [Peggy’s father, a banker], Mary Thurman [the owner of the stolen dog], Harry Breen [the movie cameraman], Edward F. Cline, Lillian Biron, Florence Clark, Elinor Field, Phyllis Haver, Edith Valk, [?] Jack Henderson?, Teddy the dog
The Keystone Film Company production; distributed by Triangle Distributing Corporation. / Produced by Mack Sennett. Scenario by Eddie Cline (Edward F. Cline) and Harry Breen. Assistant production manager, Hampton Del Ruth. Assistant director, Ray Grainger. Cinematography by Phil Whitman. / Released 24 June 1917. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [The Moving Picture World, 7 July 1917, page ?] The schemes of Slim and Glen to secure dogs to sell and the task Hal has to win Peggy against the opposition of her father. In order to accomplish this he goes into picture-making. Later in the game Glen becomes a candidate for the girl’s hand and is progressing, as far as father is concerned, until a certain forgery is disclosed. A duel is fought, and many other surprising incidents happen that make the calcium light too strong and revealing for the comfort of either Slim or Glen to stand.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Animals: Dogs
Listing updated: 14 August 2023.
References: Lahue-Kops p. 164 : Website-IMDb.
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