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  • The Professor's Painless Cure (1915)
  • Short | 10 min | Comedy, Short
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The Professor's Painless Cure (1915)
Short | 10 min | Comedy, Short
Waldo Emerson Peabody, a professor, has buried himself among books so long that they are to him as the air he breathes. He even has to be reminded that it is his wedding day, which in his usual absent-mindedness, he has forgotten. Sitting ...See moreWaldo Emerson Peabody, a professor, has buried himself among books so long that they are to him as the air he breathes. He even has to be reminded that it is his wedding day, which in his usual absent-mindedness, he has forgotten. Sitting in his library, with his hat still on and his umbrella raised, the housekeeper enters and, horrified, informs him he is to be married in twenty minutes. He rushes off to get dressed. The bride proves an exceptional young lady, in that she does not get the least ruffled when her husband-to-be does not show up; she knows he has probably forgotten, and sits down prepared to wait all day. The professor finally arrives, his dressing still in the process of completion. He has forgotten the ring, but a substitute is procured, then the marriage license is found as a bookmark, while his ticket and money are all in his other clothes. The bride makes up the money deficit. At the hotel he finds he has not mailed some important letters, goes out to do so, and starting back, finds he has forgotten the way, also the name of the hotel. A policeman helps him out by pointing out the fact he is standing right in front of it. Then he finds he can't remember the room number. He comes near being arrested for a sneak thief, but his wife gets him out of the scrape. The bride decides she doesn't care for a longer wedding trip, so they return home. Once settled there, they find the dance craze has struck the town and his wife insists upon him taking a long course in dancing. To be left in peace with his books again, the professor decides the only way to cure his wife of the dancing craze is to flirt with the girls with whom he dances. Mrs. Peabody discovers him making love to one of them, and with the words, "I think we have danced enough, dear, tonight," almost drags him home. Dancing is a tabooed subject in the professor's household thereafter. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Director
Sidney Drew
Writers
Sidney Drew (scenario) | William Addison Lathrop (story)
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Updated May 14, 1915
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May 14, 1915 (United States)

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Sidney Drew
Professor Waldo Emerson Peabody Professor Waldo Emerson Peabody   See fewer
The Amateur Liar (1919)
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Mrs. Sidney Drew
The Professor's Bride (as Jane Morrow) The Professor's Bride (as Jane Morrow)   See fewer
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