Sick Abed (1920)

Directed by

Sam Wood

Genre

comedy film, silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

50 min

Rated

NR

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A man pretends to be sick to get out of social obligations or to win someone's attention. The film follows his increasingly silly schemes as his ruse gets more complicated.

lightheartedplayfulcomedicenergeticwhimsicalfast-pacedslapsticksilent-era

What happens

Sick Abed is a 1920 American silent comedy film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures/Artcraft, an affiliate of Paramount. It was directed by Sam Wood and stars matinee idol Wallace Reid. It is based on a 1918 Broadway stage play Sick-a-bed by Ethel Watts Mumford starring Mary Boland. The spelling of the movie varies from the spelling of the play. This film survives at the Library of Congress. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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