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Cruel and Unusual (1916)
Short | Short, Comedy

Cruel and Unusual (1916)

Short | Short, Comedy

Musty Suffer gets a job as caddy, but performs so poorly that he doesn't hold it long. So he decides to tee off on his own account. He finds that the clubs are too small and calls upon his famous lucky horseshoe for aid, wishing for larger...See moreMusty Suffer gets a job as caddy, but performs so poorly that he doesn't hold it long. So he decides to tee off on his own account. He finds that the clubs are too small and calls upon his famous lucky horseshoe for aid, wishing for larger clubs. A fairy tramp appears and grants his wish. Even then his game is not satisfactory, but he solves the difficulty by wishing for a larger ball, which he gets. He knocks the ball into the clubhouse, ruining the club members' dinner, and later on gets into difficulties with a waiter, who breaks one of the clubs across his fat body. Stomach pains naturally result, and when Musty sees an advertisement offering free treatment and free board to hook-worm victims, he applies for treatment and gets it. And it is some treatment. He is mauled, pounded, beaten, pummeled, kicked, thrown about, walked upon and otherwise maltreated until the "hook-worm" is forced to give up the ghost. Then, after trapping the hands of his "doctors" in the viselike fingerprint machine. Musty appropriates one of the chief doctors' cigars and makes his departure. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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5 cast members

Name	Known for
Harry Watson Musty Suffer (as Harry Watson Jr.) Musty Suffer (as Harry Watson Jr.) See fewer	Crosby's Corners (1930)
George Bickel Willie Work Willie Work See fewer	Recaptured Love (1930)
Rosa Gore Dippy Mary Dippy Mary See fewer	Vanity Fair (1923)
Dan Crimmins Actor Actor See fewer	The Midnight Express (1924)
H.H. McCullum Actor Actor See fewer	The Final Curtain (1916)