. . . to bring their pets on the premises? Maybe a pet shop would, if it had no concern for its merchandise being contaminated by any Riff Raff that walks (or flies) in off the street. But certainly a legitimate business having a sale on ladies' lingerie is not going to tolerate women dragging in their ill-mannered sons, and whatever critters said boy(s) may have on hand. Plus, in the 1904 Edison live action short BUSTER MAKES ROOM FOR HIS MAMA AT THE BARGAIN COUNTER, once Buster's dog "Tige" starts gyrating and somersaulting, Tige is joined by a second dog. This mystery canine apparently has waltzed into the shop while the doorman was enjoying his tea time, and it's no doubt the approach of this growling gutter mutt which REALLY drove all the ladies (except for Buster's clueless and Sociopathic mom) off the premises. If Tige was the only dog present, most of the women shoppers might have stayed to watch his exhibition of jumping skills, and perhaps even tipped Buster if the lad had had the forethought to doff his cap.
3 Reviews
I love that dog!
planktonrules31 March 2014
Like almost all of the very early films, this one is very short--about a minute and a half long. Because it's so short, I don't think it's worth giving this one a numerical score, as it's really hard to assign a score with so little to judge.
The scene is at a department store counter. Tons of women are there and when Buster, his dog and his mother arrive, the other women are pretty cut-throat and won't all his mother near the counter. So, Buster tells his dog, Tigh, to begin doing crazy flips. I would have thought this would have distracted the women because they'd marvel at the dog's skills but they instead run away for no particular reason. This is one of several films from the Buster Brown series by the Edison Company and is about average for the pictures.
The scene is at a department store counter. Tons of women are there and when Buster, his dog and his mother arrive, the other women are pretty cut-throat and won't all his mother near the counter. So, Buster tells his dog, Tigh, to begin doing crazy flips. I would have thought this would have distracted the women because they'd marvel at the dog's skills but they instead run away for no particular reason. This is one of several films from the Buster Brown series by the Edison Company and is about average for the pictures.
Edison's Buster Brown Series
Michael_Elliott12 September 2009
Buster Makes Room for His Mama at the Bargain Center (1904)
** (out of 4)
Edison's Buster Brown series was a group of films made to quickly cash in on the success of Richard Felton Outcault's comic strip. The films were quickly produced but Edison did send their best director to do them.
In BUSTER'S DOG TO THE RESCUE, the cook puts some cookies high up in a closet when Buster gets caught with the ladder trying to get them. He gets a spanking but thankfully his dog is able to climb up the ladder and bring the cookies down. BUSTER AND TIGE PUT A Balloon VENDOR OUT OF BUSINESS has Buster wanting a balloon but the dog Tige jumps on the seller, which causes all the balloons to fly off. BUSTER AND THE DUDE has the young Buster out with his mom and her friend. A man, with a dog, starts paying the women a lot of attention, which doesn't sit well with Buster who has Tige attack the man's dog. BUSTER MAKES ROOM FOR MAMA AT THE BARGAIN COUNTER has the boy shopping with mommy but there are too many women in their way. Tige is then made to do tricks so that the women will look at him and mommy can look at clothes. BUSTER'S REVENGE ON THE TRAMP finds the young boy wanting a snack but he can't reach it so he invites a tramp in to get it for him. The boy then tells his mom so that the tramp will get a beating.
I'm sure the comic strip was very popular back in the day and I'm sure these films made a lot of money for the Edison company but quality wasn't the final result. BUSTER'S DOG TO THE RESCUE is the best of the bunch due in large part to the dog who does a rather impressive trick of climbing up the ladder. The other four films pretty much show the kid Buster getting into one bad situation after another but none of them overly funny. Porter shot all five films during one take so that might make the film's interesting to some but for the most part there's nothing too special here.
** (out of 4)
Edison's Buster Brown series was a group of films made to quickly cash in on the success of Richard Felton Outcault's comic strip. The films were quickly produced but Edison did send their best director to do them.
In BUSTER'S DOG TO THE RESCUE, the cook puts some cookies high up in a closet when Buster gets caught with the ladder trying to get them. He gets a spanking but thankfully his dog is able to climb up the ladder and bring the cookies down. BUSTER AND TIGE PUT A Balloon VENDOR OUT OF BUSINESS has Buster wanting a balloon but the dog Tige jumps on the seller, which causes all the balloons to fly off. BUSTER AND THE DUDE has the young Buster out with his mom and her friend. A man, with a dog, starts paying the women a lot of attention, which doesn't sit well with Buster who has Tige attack the man's dog. BUSTER MAKES ROOM FOR MAMA AT THE BARGAIN COUNTER has the boy shopping with mommy but there are too many women in their way. Tige is then made to do tricks so that the women will look at him and mommy can look at clothes. BUSTER'S REVENGE ON THE TRAMP finds the young boy wanting a snack but he can't reach it so he invites a tramp in to get it for him. The boy then tells his mom so that the tramp will get a beating.
I'm sure the comic strip was very popular back in the day and I'm sure these films made a lot of money for the Edison company but quality wasn't the final result. BUSTER'S DOG TO THE RESCUE is the best of the bunch due in large part to the dog who does a rather impressive trick of climbing up the ladder. The other four films pretty much show the kid Buster getting into one bad situation after another but none of them overly funny. Porter shot all five films during one take so that might make the film's interesting to some but for the most part there's nothing too special here.
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