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In Danger’s Hour

No copy you can watch online. A print survives in an archive but has not been digitised, so what follows is the record rather than the film.

The story

“Marion and Madeline, girls of twelve years, the twin daughters of Travis, a well-to-do farmer, are very fond of animals, but their father strongly disapproves of them. Carlo, a stray collie, lame and starving, is found by the two children and brought to their home, where they make much of him. When their father discovers what they have done, he orders the dog away, but the children care for him in a secluded spot on the farm. Their kindness is amply justified when Marion falls in the water and Madeline summons the dog to her assistance. He springs into the water and brings back to safety his little friend. The father then learns the value of this particular animal, and gladly consents to have the dog remain on the farm.”

Summary from Reel Life · 5 September 1914

What the papers said

2 reviews

“A stray dog, brought home by Travis’ children, saves his little daughter Marion from drowning. Then he agrees to allow them to keep the collie.”

The Morning Telegraph · 6 September 1914

“A simple but effective film story in which the twin girls make friends with a collie dog. Later the dog rescues one of the girls from drowning. The scenes are well taken and there is a pleasing sentiment in the story.”

The Moving Picture World · 19 September 1914

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Cast and crew

Cast
Arthur Bauer as Travis, their father
Carey L. Hastings as their mother
Carlo
Madeline Fairbanks as the twins
Marion Fairbanks

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More about this film

From Volume II: Filmography of Q. David Bowers’ Thanhouser Films: An Encyclopedia and History, reproduced with permission and unchanged. Read the history of 1914 →

Cite as: Bowers, Q. David. Thanhouser Films: An Encyclopedia and History, “In Danger’s Hour”. thanhouser.org/films/in-danger-s-hour/

Where a print is held

Held by
British Film Institute, National Film Archive
Format
35 mm nitrate print, safety negative, viewing print
Completeness
Incomplete