Keystone Film Company
Starring: Mabel Normand
Directed by: Mack Sennett

Synopsis: Mabel (Mabel Normand) leaves her pet canary and cat at home and her dog on the front step to watch.  The dog hears the cat trying to get at the canary and races off to enlist the aid of some canine friends to save the bird.

Cinema Cat: Sadly this short film happens to be a piece of dog propaganda as the dog “hero” (who isn’t even brave enough to take on a small cat by himself) needs to enlist the aid of three larger collies to put an end to the feline’s intent.

This is often cited as cat actress Pepper’s first performance for the Sennett Studios, but we believe this adorable cat was not actually Pepper (who was an Oriental shorthair).  Pepper’s canine co-star Teddy has also been credited as being in this film but likewise does not appear.

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Final Mewsings: Dogs ganging up on cats are not being heroic!

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