Movie: The House That Jack Built

Top 2 Billed Cast

Dorothy Smith
Dorothy Smith

Little girl

Harold Smith
Harold Smith

Little brother

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    A cleverly conceived picture of a little boy and girl with building blocks. The little girl has erected a pretty structure, which the boy proceeds to demolish with pokes of his fingers. When the demolition of the house is completed, the film is shown in reverse, and the little building comes back to its original form in a most marvellous manner.

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    1900-09-10

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    4.7

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    2.4 starts
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