British film pioneer Cecil M. Hepworth (“Rescued by Rover” & “The
Egg-Laying Man”) teamed-up with fellow film pioneer Percy Stow for the
first big screen adaptation of the classic children’s book by Lewis
Carroll which has since been innumerably remade.

Alice (May Clark) follows the White Rabbit down the rabbit-hole to
Wonderland where she shrinks and grows, gets directed to the Mad
Hatter’s Tea-Party by the Duchess’s Cheshire Cat and disrupts the Royal
Procession in a series of entertaining early effects.

Production secretary May Clark never entirely seems at ease in the role
and is outclassed by the professionalism of co-stars Cecil M. Hepworth,
Mrs. Hepworth, their cat and first British film star Blair the dog
(“Rescued by Rover”).

The film-makers have done a surprisingly successful job of brining the
original illustrations by Sir John Tenniel to life with some truly
pioneering effects and although much was lost when the original reels
were melted down by the receivers there is still plenty to enjoy.

“Until she remembers the magic fan.”