Help! Help! Hydrophobia! is a 1913 American short comedy film starring Fatty Arbuckle.[1]
Help! Help! Hydrophobia! | |
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Directed by | Henry Lehrman |
Produced by | Mack Sennett |
Starring | Fatty Arbuckle |
Release date |
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Country | United States |
Languages | Silent English intertitles |
The film is also known as The Chemist.[2]
Plot
editThe Professor resents Jim Brown courting his daughter. Jim accidentally feeds the dog a milk culture the Professor has been experimenting on, and the Professor believes that the dog is infected with deadly germs. Everyone runs away from the dog.
Cast
editThe cast includes:[3]
- Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle: Jim Brown
- Beatrice Van: Professor's Daughter
- Nick Cogley: Professor
Reception
editThe film was said to be "exceedingly funny".[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: Help! Help! Hydrophobia!". Silent Era. Retrieved June 15, 2009.
- ^ "LES FILMS MUETS DE MACK SENNETT". www.lesgensducinema.com. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
- ^ 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. 279. ISBN 9780786457076. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ "Republican and Herald from Pottsville, Pennsylvania". Newspapers.com. October 22, 1914. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
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