Kill or Cure (1923 film)
Kill or Cure | |
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Directed by | Scott Pembroke |
Produced by | Hal Roach |
Starring | Stan Laurel |
Cinematography | Frank Young |
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Running time | 14 minutes |
Country | United States |
Languages | Silent film English intertitles |
Kill or Cure is a 1923 American silent film featuring Stan Laurel. Prints of the film survive.[1] It was directed by Scott Pembroke.
Plot[]
An unfortunate salesman tries to sell his Professor I.O. Dine's Knox-All medicine, which 'can be used for coughs, colds, toothache, furniture polish, after shaving, flea exterminator, baldness, grease spots, machine oiler, hair bleacher, etc.'.
Cast[]
- Stan Laurel – Door to door salesman
- Katherine Grant – Maid with bird cage
- Noah Young – Car owner
- Eddie Baker – Sheriff
- Mark Jones – Speedy Sam
- Helen Gilmore – Aggressive non-customer
- George Rowe – Deaf man
- Sammy Brooks – Short non-customer
References[]
- ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: Kill or Cure". Silent Era. Archived from the original on August 14, 2009. Retrieved August 27, 2008.
External links[]
- Kill or Cure at IMDb
Categories:
- 1923 films
- 1923 short films
- 1923 comedy films
- American films
- American silent short films
- American comedy films
- American black-and-white films
- Films directed by Scott Pembroke
- Comedy short films
- 1920s comedy film stubs
- Short silent comedy film stubs