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
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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