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title: D. W. Griffith's Adventures of Dollie

Note: All stills are frame enlargements of a first-generation 16 mm copy (produced by Renovare and distributed by Pyramid) of the paper print held by the Library of Congress Copyright Office. I improved the contrast and sharpness with Photoshop where appropriate to compensate for overexposure and weak focus on the 16 mm copy. The main title may have been reconstructed, and probably is a negative image, as titles on original Biograph prints of this era have white lettering in a different font on a black background.

Adventures of Dollie main title Scene 1 -- Dollie and her parents
The main title & Scene 1 – Dollie with her parents
Scene 2 - the gypsy spurned Scene 2 -- father to the rescue
Scene 2 – The Gypsy spurned – the Father fights him off
Scene 3 -- The Gypsy & his wounds
Scene 3 – The Gypsy & his wounds
Scene 4 - Some badmitton Scene 4 -- Dollie is abducted
Scene 4 – Some badmitten – Dollie is abducted
Scene 5 -- Father and friend in pursuit
Scene 5 – Father and friend in pursuit
Scene 6 - Dollie goes in the barrel Scene 6 - a fruitless search Scene 6 -- barrel in the wagon
Scene 6 – Dollie in the barrel – a fruitless search – into the wagon
Scene 7 - a fast getaway
Scene 7 – a fast getaway
Scene 8 - crossing the stream Scene 8 - the barrel falls out
Scene 8 – crossing the stream – the barrel falls out
Scene 9 - in the stream Scene 10 - over the waterfall
Scenes 9 & 10 – floating downstream – over the waterfall
Scene 11 -- downstream Scene 12 - further downstream
Scenes 11 & 12 – further downstream
Scene 13 - the barrel floats ashore Scene 13 - hoisting the barrel Scene 13 -- lifting Dollie out Scene 13 -- back with her family
Scene 13 – Dollie gets ashore and is reunited with her parents

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