Help! Help! Hydrophobia!

1913 film

  • March 3, 1913 (1913-03-03)
CountryUnited StatesLanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Help! Help! Hydrophobia! is a 1913 American short comedy film starring Fatty Arbuckle.[1]

The film is also known as The Chemist.[2]

Plot

The 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

The cast includes:[3]

  • Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle: Jim Brown
  • Beatrice Van: Professor's Daughter
  • Nick Cogley: Professor

Reception

The film was said to be "exceedingly funny".[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: Help! Help! Hydrophobia!". Silent Era. Retrieved June 15, 2009.
  2. ^ "LES FILMS MUETS DE MACK SENNETT". www.lesgensducinema.com. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Republican and Herald from Pottsville, Pennsylvania". Newspapers.com. October 22, 1914. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
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