Wonder dogs!

Blu-ray 2025

While Rin Tin Tin may be credited as Hollywood's first animal superstar, there was in fact a whole pack of canine performers bounding onto the screen before and after his debut. This special two-disc collection, presented in cooperation with the Library of Congress, celebrates cinema's lesser-known dog stars with their most memorable features, shorts, and newsreel appearances (1898-1928). Wonder Dogs demonstrate their comedy chops opposite slapst...

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Description:

2 videodiscs (477 minutes) : sound, black and white and colour tinted ; 4 3/4 inches
polychrome
digital
optical
full screen
HDTV
video file
Blu-ray video
region A

Target Audience Note:

Canadian Home Video Rating: Not rated

Other Title:

container of (work): Wonder dogs! (Motion picture) [Blu-ray]

Notes:

Title from container
"Canine superstars of the silent era"--container
Originally released as a motion picture in 2025
Charley Chase, Tom Mix, Roscoe Arbuckle, Mabel Normand
Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; full screen format (1.33:1 aspect ratio) ; stereophonic
For private home use only
Silent films, intertitles in English

Contents:

Disc 1. Teeth (1924 : 52 Mins)
Buster's bust up (1925 : 18 Mins)
A bear, a boy and a dog (1921 : 28 Mins)
Dog factory (1904 : 4 Mins)
Lost dogs (1905 : 8 Mins)
The sky rider (1928 : 45 Mins)
The nobelman's dog (1909 : 9 Mins)
Fidelity (1911 : 8 Mins)
The law's lash (1928 : 50 Mins)
Disc 2. His master's voice (1925 : 52 Mins)
The watchdog (1923 : 10 Mins)
Dog shy (1926 : 20 Mins)
A tin-type romance (1910 : 9 Mins)
Jean the match-maker (1910 ; 10 Mins)
The silent trailer (1926 : 23 Mins)
A modern prodigal (1913 : 22 Mins)
A little hero (1913 : 4 Mins)
Fatty's faithful fido (1915 ; 15 Mins)
The sign of the claw (1926 : 50 Mins)

Control Number:

3385540

UPC:

738329270070

Other Authors:

Arbuckle, Roscoe, 1887-1933, actor
Chase, Charley, 1893-1940, actor
Kino Classics (Firm), production company
Kino Lorber, Inc., publisher
Mix, Tom, 1880-1940, actor
Normand, Mabel, 1894-1930, actor

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