Performing Animals; or, Skipping Dogs

Performing Animals; or, Skipping Dogs (1895)

March 5th, 18950h 1min

Documentary
43%

Overview

A short black-and-white silent documentary film featuring one dog jumping through hoops and another dancing in a costume, which was considered lost until footage from an 1896 Fairground Programme was identified as being from this film.


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