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Film, Video Won by a fish

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Title

  • Won by a fish

Summary

  • Harry teases his girl's father about his bad luck with fishing and is consequently forbidden to see his girl. The next day, Dad goes fishing again. After he leaves, the young couple goes for a walk. They pass a fish market and get an idea for solving their problem with her father. They buy a huge fish, and go down to the dock where Dad has fallen asleep. The girl snaps a picture of Dad sleeping, with Harry next to him, holding the fish. Then Harry ties the fish to Dad's line. They hide, and throw a stone at Dad to wake him. Dad is ecstatic about his good luck. Later the proud fisherman prepares to serve a fish dinner to his friends, with a professional photograph of him with his fish, prominantly on display. Harry arrives and the girl persuades her reluctant father to leave the feast for a minute and speak to him. They show him the receipt for the fish, and the photograph with Dad asleep and Harry beside him, holding the fish. Then they threaten to expose his "fish story" to all of his admiring friends. Dad is forced to agree to let his daughter see Harry again.

Names

  • Sennett, Mack, 1880-1960, direction
  • Hennessy, George (Motion picture scenarist) writing
  • Pickford, Mary, 1892-1979, cast
  • Dillon, Edward, 1880-1933, cast
  • Henderson, Dell, 1877-1956, cast
  • Bruce, Kate, 1858-1946, cast
  • Butler, William J., 1860-1927, cast
  • Henderson, Grace, 1860-1944, cast
  • Mailes, Charles H. (Charles Hill), 1870-1937, cast
  • Toncray, Kate, 1880-1927, cast
  • Lee, Florence, 1888-1962, cast
  • Robinson, Spike, 1884-1942, cast
  • Evans, Frank (Actor) cast
  • Biograph Company
  • General Film Company
  • Pickford (Mary) Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • United States : General Film Company, 1912.

Headings

  • -  Practical jokes--Humor
  • -  Fishers--Humor
  • -  Teasing--Humor
  • -  Fathers and daughters--Humor

Genre

  • Comedy films
  • Silent films
  • Short films
  • Fiction films

Notes

  • -  J168477 U.S. Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: Biograph Co.; 22Apr1912; J168477.
  • -  Mary Pickford, Eddie Dillon, Dell Henderson, Kate Bruce, William J. Butler, Grace Henderson, Charles Hill Mailes, Kate Toncray, Florence Lee, W.C. Robinson, Frank Evans.
  • -  Photographed in 1912 at the Santa Monica Pier, California.
  • -  Parts of summary from Mack Sennett's Fun Factory and from Early motion pictures.
  • -  Biograph production no. 3942.
  • -  Paper print shelf number (LC 2888) was changed when the paper prints were re-housed.
  • -  Originally released as part of a split reel with The brave hunter.
  • -  Additional holdings for this title may be available. Contact reference librarian.
  • -  Sources used: Niver, K. Early motion pictures, p. 369-370; Walker, B. Mack Sennett's Fun Factory, p. 261; Biograph production logs; Biograph bulletins, 1908-1912, p. 397; Christel Schmidt's The Search for a Film Legacy: Mary Pickford (1909-1933) WWW site, viewed October 5, 2015; Internet movie database WWW site, viewed October 5, 2015.
  • -  Early motion pictures : the Paper Print Collection in the Library of Congress / by Kemp R. Niver. Library of Congress. 1985.

Medium

  • 1 video file (digital, MPEG-4) (ca. 6 min.) : si., b&w.
  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (197 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (197 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • paper pos 1 roll of 1 (ca. ca. 500 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • FLA 5831 (viewing print)
  • FRA 6440 (dupe neg pic)
  • Box 0209A (paper pos)

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2015600225

Access Advisory

  • Restricted: video files available on-site only. Access by appointment.

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Chicago citation style:

Hennessy, George Writing, Mary Pickford, Edward Dillon, Dell Henderson, Kate Bruce, William J Butler, Grace Henderson, et al. Won by a Fish. directeds by Sennett, Mack, Ection United States: General Film Company, 1912. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/2015600225/.

APA citation style:

Hennessy, G. W., Pickford, M., Dillon, E., Henderson, D., Bruce, K., Butler, W. J. [...] Paper Print Collection. (1912) Won by a Fish. Sennett, M., dir United States: General Film Company. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2015600225/.

MLA citation style:

Hennessy, George Writing, et al. Won by a Fish. dir by Sennett, Mack, Ection United States: General Film Company, 1912. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2015600225/>.