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The Cure
Also known as Charlot fait une cure in France
(1917) United States of America
B&W : Two reels
Directed by Charles Chaplin
Cast: Charles Chaplin [the inebriate], Edna Purviance [the girl], Eric Campbell [the patient with gout], Henry Bergman [the masseur], Albert Austin [a sanitarium attendant], John Rand [a sanitarium attendant], James T. Kelley [a sanitarium attendant], Frank J. Coleman [the sanitarium director], Leota Bryan [a nurse], William Gillespie [a patient], Loyal Underwood [a patient], Tom Wood [a patient], Janet Miller Sully
Lone Star Corporation production; distributed by Mutual Film Corporation. / Scenario by Charles Chaplin, from a screen story by Charles Chaplin. Property master, George Cleethorpe. Assistant property master, Dan Allen. Technical direction by Ed Brewer. Cinematography by Roland H. Totheroh and W.C. Foster. Camera assistant, George C. ‘Duke’ Zalibra. / Released 16 April 1917. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The production was shot in the Lone Star Studio in Hollywood, California. The film was rereleased in the USA by Chaplin Classics, Incorporated, circa 1922.
Comedy.
Survival status: Prints exist in the film holdings of Ken Winokur (Paul Killiam collection) [35mm nitrate positive (M121774), 35mm safety print [unidentified footage (M121781), 16mm reduction safety print (M121766), 16mm reduction safety print (M121767)].
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Alcohol - Drunkeness - Drunks - Health spas - Water
Listing updated: 5 December 2024.
References: Film viewing : Bardèche-History p. 120; Bohn-Light pp. 69, 70, 71; Fell-History pp. 97, 98; FilmYearBook-1923 p. 198; Jacobs-Chaplin pp. 18g, 136; Kerr-Silent pp. 89, 95, 102; McGhee-Wayne p. 108 : Website-IMDb.
Home video: Blu-ray Disc, DVD.
Streaming: Amazon.
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