Laughing Gas (film)

Laughing Gas
Laughing Gas
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Directed by	Tom Buckingham
Written by	Tom Buckingham
Produced by	Abe Stern; Julius Stern
Starring	Charles Dorety; Bud Jamison
Release date	December 8, 1920;
Country	United States
Language	English

Laughing Gas
Laughing Gas
Starring	Jimmy Aubrey; Walter Kendig
Release date	July 12, 1915;
Country	United States
Language	Silent films

Laughing Gas
Laughing Gas
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Directed by	Edwin S. Porter
Starring	Bertha Regustus; Edward Boulden
Release date	1907;
Running time	9 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent film ; English intertitles

Laughing Gas is the title of several American short films (1907, 1914 starring Charlie Chaplin, 1915, 1920) whose plot revolves around real or would-be dentists.

1907 film edit

Plot edit

The plot is that of a black woman going to the dentist for a toothache and being given laughing gas. On her way walking home, and in other situations, she can't stop laughing, and everyone she meets "catches" the laughter from her, including a vendor and police officers.

Cast edit

Edward Boulden
Mr. La Montte
Bertha Regustus ... Mandy Brown
Mr. Sullivan

1914 film edit

Laughing Gas

Laughing Gas is a 1914 film starring Charlie Chaplin.^[1] The film is also known as Busy Little Dentist, Down and Out, Laffing Gas, The Dentist, and Tuning His Ivories. It is inspired by the 1907 film with the same name.

1915 film edit

Cast edit

Jimmy Aubrey ... Heinie
Walter Kendig ... Louie

1920 film edit

A film directed by Tom Buckingham.^[2]

References edit

^ Walker, Brent E. (2010). Mack Sennett's Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio and His Keystone and Mack Sennett Comedies, with Biographies of Players and Personnel. McFarland Inc. p. 297. ISBN 9780786457076. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
^ Co, Moving Picture Weekly Pub; Book, Start this, Moving Picture Weekly (1915-1920), retrieved 2021-10-10

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[Laughing_Gas_(1914_film)_Factory-1] Walker, Brent E. (2010). Mack Sennett's Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio and His Keystone and Mack Sennett Comedies, with Biographies of Players and Personnel. McFarland Inc. p. 297. ISBN 9780786457076. Retrieved 20 February 2024.

[2] Co, Moving Picture Weekly Pub; Book, Start this, Moving Picture Weekly (1915-1920), retrieved 2021-10-10

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Laughing Gas
Starring	Jimmy Aubrey Walter Kendig
Release date	July 12, 1915 (1915-07-12)
Country	United States
Language	Silent films