The Cure (1917)
An alcoholic checks into a health spa and his antics promptly throw the establishment into chaos.
- Date of release
- 1917-04-16
- TMDB
- 6.8 / 10 (148)
- Runtime
- 26m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Charlie Chaplin
Casting
- Charlie Chaplin — The Inebriate
- Edna Purviance — The Girl
- Eric Campbell — The Man with the Gout
- Henry Bergman — Masseur
- John Rand — Sanitarium Attendant
- James T. Kelley — Sanitarium Attendant
- Albert Austin — Sanitarium Attendant
- Frank J. Coleman — Head of Sanitarium
- Leota Bryan — Nurse (uncredited)
- William Gillespie — Patient (uncredited)
- Janet Sully — Woman (uncredited)
- Loyal Underwood — Patient (uncredited)
Interesting facts
The Cure is a 1917 American silent short comedy film written and directed by Charlie Chaplin. The plot revolves around alcohol, being made just prior to prohibition but during a period when politicians were debating the evils of alcohol.
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