A dog, a sausage and Leo White

[David Denton]

In the summer of 1913, Pathe Freres released THE ARTIST'S DREAM by John Randolph Bray. It combined live action and animation, with J. R. Bray playing the artist. His wife Margaret (Till) is also in the film. In time, it also became known as THE DACHSHUND AND THE SAUSAGE.

https://a.ltrbxd.com/resized/film-poste ... c934c3825a

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DFgvqA1eCw&t=2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DFgvqA1eCw&t=19s

A bit later in 1913, Pathe Freres releases THE ARTIST'S DREAM again, only this time, Bray only introduces the film (or himself). The stars would be the usual Pathe comic players of 1913-Charles Arling and Gwendolyn Pates, along with Rosa Gore and...Leo White. The animation is mostly the same, with a little editing. Bray had yet to streamline his animation process, so perhaps this "re-release" was just to get back some of their investment in signing Bray.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhBSq0vKpGA

also here, without a date:
Cauchemar d'un dessinateur, third film.

https://www.cnc.fr/cinema/actualites/co ... ma_1153223

Here's Leo as part of the Powers Stock Co.

https://archive.org/details/movingpictu ... ew=theater

[Ed Watz]

Thanks David, how interesting that so many variants of this title survive. And nice to see Leo White, pre-Chicago Essanay. I was certain that little dachshund would come to a bad end, its fate so typical of an animators’ payoff gag, at least through the thirties.