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The Artist’s Dreams
Also known as [The Dachshund and the Sausage], [The Artist’s Dream]
(1913) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by John Randolph Bray (John R. Bray)
Cast: John Randolph Bray (John R. Bray) [the artist], Margaret Bray
The Bray Studios, Incorporated, production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Produced by John Randolph Bray (John R. Bray). Animation by John Randolph Bray (John R. Bray), Raoul Barre and L.M. Glackens (W.L. Glacken). / Released 12 June 1913. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / [?] MovPicWorld-19130628 p. 1359 notes the film as a Pathé [Pathéplay] release.
Comedy: Cartoon.
Reviews: [The Moving Picture World, 28 June 1913, page 1359] A clever cartoon-story, written by J.R. Bray, whose work is well known and full of fun. In our judgment, it is the best offering among today’s releases and surely it made the best hit with the audience here. The artist has drawn his cartoon with a dog (such as one would find in cartoons) asleep beside a cupboard, on which, high up, is sitting a dish with a big sausage. The artist sleeps and the dog comes to life and manages to make away with the sausage. The comedy in the dog’s actions is rich in laughter. The picture has the quality of the best series cartoons; but, given in almost perfect animation, it is infinitely better. A desirable offering.
Survival status: Prints exist in the George Eastman Museum film archive [35mm safety positive]; and in the Museum of Modern Art film archive [35mm safety positive].
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Animation [paper] - Art: Artists - Dreams
Listing updated: 10 October 2010.
References: Montgomery-Comedy p. ? : MovPicWorld-19130628 p. 1359 : Website-IMDb : with additional information provided by Thomas Stathes.
Home video: Blu-ray Disc, DVD.
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