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  • Some Doctor (1917)
  • Short | Short, Comedy
Some Doctor (1917)
Short | Short, Comedy
Victor Moore, M.D., has an office in a neighborhood which is not a particularly wealthy one and his income is not large, so he has to do his own housework. His office is frequented more by beggars than patients who can pay, and when he had...See moreVictor Moore, M.D., has an office in a neighborhood which is not a particularly wealthy one and his income is not large, so he has to do his own housework. His office is frequented more by beggars than patients who can pay, and when he had about given up hope, he is confronted by an old friend who asks him to call on Mrs. Garwood who has plenty of money, but much dyspepsia. So he gets his "flivver" which he has managed to retain, and starts off. Mrs. Garwood has a daughter Gloria, with whom Vic is in love and this opportunity serves two purposes. He diagnoses Mrs. Garwood's case as too much medicine and too little exercise and also suggests a "Tug-o-windo" machine. While waiting for it to be installed he makes use of his opportunity to say a few words to Gloria. A masque ball is to be given that night. Vic tries to find out what Gloria is going to wear but is not successful. After explaining the mechanism to the nurse, Vic goes home and gets his costume. Hoping to make a hit with Gloria, he has selected "Romeo." Gloria selected the costume of a Spanish Senorita. When Vic arrives at the ball he starts to look for Gloria. During the evening someone steps on a lady's dress and it comes off. Vic goes to the rescue. Thinking it might be Gloria he throws his cloak about the lady who unmasks, but much to Vic's surprise it is a man. The crowd gives Vic the laugh, and he decides to give up the hunt for Gloria. In the meantime the nurse has started the machine but operates it too fast and the old lady is nearly crazy. She finds she cannot stop it, and panic-stricken phones to Gloria who unmasks and rushes to find Vic, who has also unmasked. She explains what has happened and both in their costumes get into the "flivver" and drive madly to Gloria's home. The old lady is in a terrible fix. Vic tries to stop the machine but cannot. He jumps into bed and with the assistance of the nurse and Gloria he tries again to stop it, but he cannot. Then he draws his Romeo sword and hacks the rope of the exerciser and stops it. Mrs. Garwood is about all in when she espies Vic and his Romeo costume and golden wig curls. She breaks out laughing for the first time in months and cries "I'm cured, I'm cured." Gloria is so elated that she grabs Vic and kisses him and Vic realizes his first real case has won out. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Director
Harry Jackson
Writer
Anthony Paul Kelly (scenario)
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Updated Feb 26, 1917
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Feb 26, 1917 (United States)

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