The Dog Outwits the Kidnapper

6.1
1908 0 hr 7 min Comedy , Crime

Dog Rover, from Rescued by Rover fame, chases a kidnapper's car and while he is in a pub, drives it safely home and thus saves the baby.

  • Cast:
    Cecil M. Hepworth

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Reviews

VividSimon
1908/04/09

Simply Perfect

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Grimerlana
1908/04/10

Plenty to Like, Plenty to Dislike

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Allison Davies
1908/04/11

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

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Mandeep Tyson
1908/04/12

The acting in this movie is really good.

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boblipton
1908/04/13

Hepworth's RESCUED BY ROVER was a smash hit. This short film of a dog that rescued the kidnapped baby was so successful that the camera negative wore out and had to be reshot twice. In addition, Hepworth made this sequel, rendering Rover the first true dog star, preceding Jean the Vitagraph Dog, Rin-Tin-Tin, Lassie, and all the other animal stars.In this one, Rover not only follows the kidnapper, running as fast as the auto the toddler is in, but when the villain stops and leaves the child in the car, Rover climbs in and drives the car back home! The movie goes on a bit long, both in the chase sequence and the part in which Rover drives the girl back home, but it is still startling to see how well they have done the job and I'm sure in 1908 the audience continued to chuckle throughout

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