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Laughing Gas is the title of several American short films (1907, 1914 starring Charlie Chaplin, 1915, 1920) whose plot revolves around real or would-be dentists.
1907 film
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Directed by | Edwin S. Porter |
Starring | Bertha Regustus Edward Boulden |
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Running time | 9 minutes |
Country | United States |
Languages | Silent film English intertitles |
Plot
editThe plot is that of a black woman going to the dentist for a toothache and being given laughing gas. On her way walking home, and in other situations, she can't stop laughing, and everyone she meets "catches" the laughter from her, including a vendor and police officers.
Cast
edit- Edward Boulden
- Mr. La Montte
- Bertha Regustus ... Mandy Brown
- Mr. Sullivan
1914 film
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Laughing Gas is a 1914 film starring Charlie Chaplin.[1] The film is also known as Busy Little Dentist, Down and Out, Laffing Gas, The Dentist, and Tuning His Ivories. It is inspired by the 1907 film with the same name.
1915 film
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Starring | Jimmy Aubrey Walter Kendig |
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Country | United States |
Language | Silent films |
Cast
edit- Jimmy Aubrey ... Heinie
- Walter Kendig ... Louie
1920 film
editA film directed by Tom Buckingham.[2]
Laughing Gas | |
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Directed by | Tom Buckingham |
Written by | Tom Buckingham |
Produced by | Abe Stern Julius Stern |
Starring | Charles Dorety Bud Jamison |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
References
edit- ^ Walker, Brent E. (2010). Mack Sennett's Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio and His Keystone and Mack Sennett Comedies, with Biographies of Players and Personnel. McFarland Inc. p. 297. ISBN 9780786457076. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ Co, Moving Picture Weekly Pub; Book, Start this, Moving Picture Weekly (1915-1920), retrieved 2021-10-10
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