This "love me - love my dog" comedy appears in the Dutch EYE collection under the German title Der Hund als Hemmschuh (the dog as obstacle) wrongly dated as 1910. The actor who plays Billy (renamed "Robert" in the German version) is also wrongly identified as Maurice Costello; it is, as listed here, Leo Delaney. The two are not always that easy to tell apart; they looked sufficiently alike for Delaney to have played Darnay to Costello's Carton in A Tale of Two Cities. But Costello had fluffier, curlier hair than Delaney.
The collie is undoubtedly Jean who appears in several Vitagraph films about this time all directed by Larry Trimble who also owned the dog). Another film in the series, Jean the Matchmaker is available from the National Film Preservation Foundation but sadly not on youtube where many more people would see it.
The EYE version lacks footage. Sadly the scenes involving Norma Talmadge who played by the heroine's chum have been completely cut and the end is also missing; it is however very readily guessable even without reading the description of the film. It is not a film of any great depth of subtlety.
The collie is undoubtedly Jean who appears in several Vitagraph films about this time all directed by Larry Trimble who also owned the dog). Another film in the series, Jean the Matchmaker is available from the National Film Preservation Foundation but sadly not on youtube where many more people would see it.
The EYE version lacks footage. Sadly the scenes involving Norma Talmadge who played by the heroine's chum have been completely cut and the end is also missing; it is however very readily guessable even without reading the description of the film. It is not a film of any great depth of subtlety.
