''Jean Rescues'' is a 1911 silent film short directed by

Laurence Trimble Laurence Norwood Trimble (February 15, 1885 – February 8, 1954) was an American silent film film director, director, screenwriter, writer and actor. Trimble began his film career directing Jean (dog), Jean, the Vitagraph Dog, the first canine ...

, starring

Florence Turner Florence Turner (January 6, 1885 – August 28, 1946) was an American actress who became known as the "Vitagraph Girl" in early silent films. Biography Born in New York City, Turner was pushed into appearing on the stage at age three by h ...

and Trimble's dog

Jean Jean may refer to: People * Jean (female given name) * Jean (male given name) * Jean (surname) Fictional characters * Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character * Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations * J ...

. It was produced by the

Vitagraph Company of America Vitagraph Studios, also known as the Vitagraph Company of America, was a United States motion picture studio. It was founded by J. Stuart Blackton and Albert E. Smith in 1897 in Brooklyn, New York, as the American Vitagraph Company. By 1907 ...

and distributed through the

General Film Company The General Film Company was a motion picture distribution company in the United States. Between 1909 and 1920, the company distributed almost 12,000 silent era motion pictures. It was created as part of the Edison Trust to monopolize film dist ...

. This film survives in 35mm in the Library of Congress.

Cast

— Alice * Leo Delaney — Horace *

William J. Humphrey William Jonathan Humphrey(January 2, 1863 – October 4, 1942) was an American actor and film director. Born on January 2, 1863, in Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts, William Humphrey was a well-known member of the early stock company of Vitagraph ...

— Oscar *

— Jean, a dog

References

External links

* 1911 short films 1911 films American black-and-white films Films directed by Laurence Trimble Vitagraph Studios short films 1910s American films {{silent-short-film-stub