Rescued by Rover
Nice hero dog.
Cecil Hepworth
Films
How It Feels to Be Run Over
How It Feels to Be Run Over
Dir. Cecil Hepworth
(1900)
1 minute
- Genres:
- Drama / Pseudodocumentary
- Short / Documentary
- Silent / Silent Documentary
- International / European / United Kingdom / English
An early instance of a filmmaker going for the throat, this pseudo-documentary is easily one of the first "driver safety" shorts on record.
Explosion of a Motor Car
Explosion of a Motor Car
Dir. Cecil Hepworth
(1900)
2 minutes
- Genres:
- Short / Trick
- Comedy / Black Comedy
- Horror / Splatter
- International / European / United Kingdom / English
- Short / Narrative
- Silent / Silent Horror
It has been claimed that early automobiles were not particularly safe. British director Cecil Hepworth takes such notions to the inevitable extreme.
Rescued by Rover
Rescued by Rover
Dir. Lewin Fitzhamon, Cecil Hepworth
(1905)
7 minutes
Before Rin Tin Tin and Lassie, there was Rover. British film producer Cecil Hepworth struck upon a lasting adventure formula by deploying his well-trained collie as the hero.
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Explosion of a Motor Car
A way of year before monty python's flying circus
Explosion of a Motor Car
This is the violent movie of its day. Now a days you would see heads and guts.
How It Feels to Be Run Over
Mother will be pleased
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