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On Account of a Dog

Name: On Account of a Dog
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1915-02-26

No copy you can watch online. No print is known to survive. What follows is what does: the release, the cast, the story, and what the trade press said at the time.

The story

“John Blake cannot abide dogs. His young wife and Bob Mitchell, his partner, are very fond of them, however, and when the partner takes Marie to the dog show there begins to be trouble. Blake happens upon a note from Bob to his wife, telling her that he has a plan whereby she can find happiness, without her husband’s knowledge. Furious, Blake follows Marie and Bob to a hotel. There, to his chagrin, he sees through a keyhole his wife fondling a poodle pup. Thoroughly ashamed of himself, he tells Marie that hereafter she may have all the pets she wants.”

Summary from Reel Life · 20 February 1915

What the papers said

2 reviews · 1 advertisement

“Blake hates dogs. His wife and partner both love them. When he finds a note from Mitchell to her saying that he knows how she can find happiness without her husband’s knowledge, he is furious. He follows them to a hotel and, peeping through a key hole, sees her fondling a poodle pup. Thoroughly ashamed of himself he tells her she can have all the pets she wants in the future.”

The Morning Telegraph · 21 February 1915

“Blake hates dogs and his wife loves them. He sends her to a dog show with his partner. Later he thinks his wife loves his partner, but finds it was only a dog she referred to in her note. This is a very light subject, but proves fairly amusing.”

The Moving Picture World · 6 March 1915

20 February 1915Reel Life1 min

“An amusing farce, showing how a jealous man, a much-abused and misunderstood wife and a pet poodle, each in turn, have their innings, the upshot of it all being that the three decide to live together in entire harmony. Boyd Marshall and Rene Farrington are featured.”

Also in the same issue of Reel Life: “A new version of ‘love me, love my dog.’”