Her First Adventure (1908)
** 1/2 (out of 4)
When her parents turn their heads, a young girl sneaks out of her house and ends up with some gypsies who try and kidnap her. There's some historic interest behind this short as it was the first time Biograph put their trademark into one of their films. At the time various companies were making movies and putting the name Biograph on them to sell so the real Biograph decided to start putting their logo on their films. Not on the actual prints but inside the movie itself. The entire film has the gypsies pulling around a piano and you can see the logo on the side of the piano. As for the film, it's an okay movie but the entire running time has the parents and cops chasing after the kid. D.W. Griffith plays the girl's father but you really can't tell anything about his acting since the only thing he's doing is running around. He does seem to be in shape though. Robert Harron is one of the extras but I couldn't spot him. G.W. Bitzer did the cinematography.
** 1/2 (out of 4)
When her parents turn their heads, a young girl sneaks out of her house and ends up with some gypsies who try and kidnap her. There's some historic interest behind this short as it was the first time Biograph put their trademark into one of their films. At the time various companies were making movies and putting the name Biograph on them to sell so the real Biograph decided to start putting their logo on their films. Not on the actual prints but inside the movie itself. The entire film has the gypsies pulling around a piano and you can see the logo on the side of the piano. As for the film, it's an okay movie but the entire running time has the parents and cops chasing after the kid. D.W. Griffith plays the girl's father but you really can't tell anything about his acting since the only thing he's doing is running around. He does seem to be in shape though. Robert Harron is one of the extras but I couldn't spot him. G.W. Bitzer did the cinematography.