''Home Cured'' is a 1926 American
silent comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
directed by
Roscoe Arbuckle
Roscoe Conkling "Fatty" Arbuckle (; March 24, 1887 – June 29, 1933) was an American silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter. He started at the Selig Polyscope Company and eventually moved to Keystone Studios, where he worked ...
. Although Arbuckle was acquitted in the third trial for the death of
Virginia Rappe, he could not obtain work in Hollywood under his own name, so he adopted the
pseudonym
A pseudonym (; ) or alias () is a fictitious name that a person or group assumes for a particular purpose, which differs from their original or true name (orthonym). This also differs from a new name that entirely or legally replaces an individua ...
William Goodrich for directing the comedy shorts he made under his contract with
Educational Film Exchanges
Educational Pictures, also known as Educational Film Exchanges, Inc. or Educational Films Corporation of America, was an American film production and film distribution company founded in 1916 by Earle (E. W.) Hammons (1882–1962). Educational pr ...
.
Plot
As described in a film magazine review,
[ ] a man who is always buying medicine for his imaginary ailments is put through a cure by his wife and his friend. He pretends he really is ill. Doctors, undertakers, and the
sexton arrive and the wife and friend plan how they will spend his insurance money. The husband realizes they are trying to get rid of him. He chases his friend from the house, promising his wife he will not be sick again.
Cast
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Johnny Arthur as The
Hypochondriac
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Virginia Vance
Virginia Vance (July 1, 1902 - October 13, 1942) was a silent film actress in the United States. She married actor Bryant Washburn.
Biography
Vance was born in Chicago and raised in Toronto, Canada. She appeared in some 90 films including comedy ...
as The Hypochondriac's Wife
* Chick Collins as Hypochondriac's Friend
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George Davis as The Nurse
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Glen Cavender as The Doctor
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Robert Brower
Robert Brower (July 14, 1850 – December 1934) was an actor who appeared in many American films. He appeared in several Edison films. He was lauded for his "characterizations" including in ''Apples of Sodom''.
Brower was born in Point Pleasant, ...
* Walter C. Reed
See also
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Fatty Arbuckle filmography
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These are the films of the American silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter Roscoe Arbuckle. Films marked with a diamond (♦) were directed by and featured Arbuckle. He used the name William Goodrich on the films he di ...
References
External links
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1926 films
Films directed by Roscoe Arbuckle
1926 short films
American silent short films
American black-and-white films
Silent American comedy films
American comedy short films
1926 comedy films
1920s American films
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