The Tramp Dentists (1913)

Directed by

Allen Curtis

Genre

silent film

Country

United States

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two tramps set up a fake dentist office and perform crude tooth extractions on patients using tools like pincers and ice tongs. They make a lot of money from their scam before abandoning the dentist shop and going back to being tramps.

slapsticklightheartedplayfulmischievousfast-pacedvulgarwhimsicaldated

What happens

The Tramp Dentists is a 1913 American silent short comedy film released by the newly formed Joker productions by the Universal Film Manufacturing Company. Directed by Allen Curtis, the film's cast includes Max Asher, Lee Morris, Eddie Boland Joseph Singleton and Bobby Vernon. The film is centered on two tramps, Dusty and Weary, who take over a dentist shop and get rich through their untrained dentistry, extracting teeth with pincers and ice tongs. After earning a large amount of money, the tramps return to their old way of life. Released on October 29, 1913, this film was the second Joker comedy. The film received some criticism for its vulgar humor. The film had a wide national release in the United States, but the film is presumed lost. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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