The Adventures of Dollie

The Adventures of Dollie is a 1908 American silent film directed by D. W. Griffith. It was Griffith's debut film as a director. A print of the film survives in the Library of Congress film archive.[1]  The film tells the story of a young girl who, after being kidnapped by a gypsy peddler, ends up trapped in a barrel as it floats downriver toward a waterfall.



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[hide]  *1 Plot  ==Plot[ edit] == On a beautiful summer day a father and mother take their daughter Dollie on an outing to the river. The mother refuses to buy a gypsy's wares. The gypsy tries to rob the mother, but the father drives him off. Later the gypsy returns and kidnaps Dollie while her parents are distracted. A rescue crew is organized, but the gypsy hides the girl in a barrel and escapes in his wagon. As the wagon crosses the river, the barrel falls into the water. Still sealed in the barrel, Dollie is swept downstream in dangerous currents. A boy who is fishing in the river finds the barrel, and Dollie is reunited safely with her parents. ==Cast[ edit] ==
 * 2 Cast
 * 3 See also
 * 4 References
 * 5 External links
 * Arthur V. Johnson - Father
 * Linda Arvidson - Mother
 * Gladys Egan - Dollie
 * Charles Inslee - Gypsy
 * Madeline West - Gypsy's wife
 * Mrs. George Gebhardt