A father and a mother bring their daughter Dolly for a walk. A gypsy violently reacts to the refused to buy something from him. The father defends the family and the gypsy, in revenge, kidnaps Dollye, who is put into a barrel, which falls into the river that flows towards the waterfall. The parents find the barrel and the child on the river side.
Griffith was a US filmmaker who was among the first to use editing. Many say that he is the father of editing.
The alternate editing punctuates the rhythms , creating a tension.
Review of The Adventures of Dollie
