''Shep's Race with Death'' is a 1914 American short silent

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, directed by Jack Harvey for the

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. It stars Shep the Dog,

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. The film about a "collie dog howins a race with death, saves the life of his mistress, and causes a happy family reunion", was released on November 1, 1914.

Cast

* Shep the Dog as himself *

as Mrs. Mateland *

as Mr. Stearns *

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as Mrs. Stearns *

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as a twin *

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as a twin

Reception

Released in November 1914, a month after ''

A Dog's Love ''A Dog's Love'' is a 1914 American short silent fantasy drama film with subtitles, directed by Jack Harvey on his directorial debut. It stars Shep the Dog, Helen Badgley, and Arthur Bauer. The film is about a dog who loses his best friend, ...

'', the picture was less well-received than Harvey's debut film. ''The Bioscope'' wrote on February 11, 1915: "A somewhat tepid and not very convincing story of a dog which saves a little girl's life and thereby brings her parents together again. Very prettily acted, but the plot is very artificial and conventional." However, ''The Moving Picture World'' wrote on November 14, 1914: "The mother-in-law's appearance temporarily wrecks the home of the girl twins, the mother and father separating, each taking a child. The events which bring the family together again are very stirring and full of anxious suspense. The big dog, Shep, pulls the runaway horse off the railroad track, where it had stopped, thus saving the life of one twin. This is well-pictured and very entertaining." File:Shep's_Race_With_Death1b.jpg File:Stlll from Shep'sRace with Death 1914.jpg

References

External links

''Shep's Race with Death''
at the

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