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The Cure
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Title: The Cure

Release Date: 16 Apr 1917

Runtime: 26m

Genre: Comedy

Director: Lone Star Corporation

Production Companies: Lone Star Corporation

Overview: An alcoholic checks into a health spa and his antics promptly throw the establishment into chaos.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.8 (131 votes)

Cast

  • The Inebriate: Charlie Chaplin
  • The Girl: Edna Purviance
  • The Man with the Gout: Eric Campbell
  • Masseur: Henry Bergman
  • Sanitarium Attendant: John Rand
  • Sanitarium Attendant: James T. Kelley
  • Sanitarium Attendant: Albert Austin
  • Head of Sanitarium: Frank J. Coleman
  • Nurse (uncredited): Leota Bryan
  • Patient (uncredited): William Gillespie
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