| The Whole Dam Family and the Dam Dog | |
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| Directed by | Edwin S. Porter |
| Starring | William Courtenay, Frank Daniels, May Irwin, Charlotte Walker |
| Cinematography | Wallace McCutcheon Sr. |
| Distributed by | Edison Manufacturing Company |
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Running time | 5:30 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Whole Dam Family and the Dam Dog is a 1905 silent short comedy film directed by Edwin S. Porter for the Edison Manufacturing Company. The five-and-a-half minute film was an adaptation of a popular picture postcard featuring a humorously named family.[2] The film introduces each member of the Dam family, and then shows a raucous dinner scene that ends with the Dam dog pulling the tablecloth off the table, and ruining the Dam meal.
The film includes a very early example of cutout animation, with a jumble of letters coming together to spell the titles, and an animated paper silhouette of the Dam dog which wags its tail.[3]
- ^ Niver, Kemp R. (1985). Early Motion Pictures: The Paper Print Collection in the Library of Congress. Library of Congress. p. 364. ISBN 0-8444-0463-2. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ Miller, George; Miller, Dorothy (1976). Picture Postcards in the United States, 1893-1918. Crown Publishers. pp. 185–186. ISBN 0-517-52400-7. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ Niver, Kemp R. (1968). The First Twenty Years: A Segment of Film History. Locare Research Group. p. 92. Retrieved 1 February 2024.