The Cure
Apr 16 1917
•0h 26m
•Comedy
An alcoholic checks into a health spa and his antics promptly throw the establishment into chaos.
Cast
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Charlie Chaplin
The Inebriate
Edna Purviance
The Girl
Eric Campbell
The Man with the Gout
Henry Bergman
Masseur
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