“Little Herman, a queer looking magician, juggles cannon balls, ducks lamps and a variety of other articles in a surprising and terrifying fashion. He even shoots himself out of the mouth of a cannon, and then shoots himself in again. This stunt reminds us of the man who jumped into the bramble bush—but Little Herman is more wonderful even than he.”
Summary from Reel Life · 5 June 1915
“A half reel of animated drawings, pictures in the adventures of Little Herman, the moustacheless magician. This is amusing and the drawings are good.”
“Here is a clever novelty: Herman is the only man on earth who can do everything—and he does. Nothing is too hard, heavy, big or light. On this reel is a short comedy, Ebenezer Explains. We’ll let him do his own explaining.”
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This is the first cartoon released by Thanhouser. Cartoons were a rare form in the Thanhouser schedule. Also see Down on the Phony Farm, released October 12, 1915.
From Volume II: Filmography of Q. David Bowers’ Thanhouser Films: An Encyclopedia and History, reproduced with permission and unchanged. Read the history of 1915 →
Cite as: Bowers, Q. David. Thanhouser Films: An Encyclopedia and History, “Little Herman”. thanhouser.org/films/little-herman/
