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Spike, the Bag-Punching Dog
(1897) United States of America
B&W : 157 feet
Directed by (unknown)

Cast: Spike the dog.

American Mutoscope Company production; distributed by American Mutoscope Company. / © 13 August 1903 by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company [H34513]. Released December 1897. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was also available in a 26-foot length.

Performance.

Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive (paper print collection) [35mm paper positive].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 17 August 2025.

References: Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.

Home video: Blu-ray Disc.