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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.
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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.
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| Directed by | Edwin S. Porter |
| Starring | Bertha Regustus Edward Boulden |
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Running time | 9 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent film English intertitles |
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.
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| Starring | Jimmy Aubrey Walter Kendig |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent films |
A film directed by Tom Buckingham. [1]
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| Directed by | Tom Buckingham |
| Written by | Tom Buckingham |
| Produced by | Abe Stern Julius Stern |
| Starring | Charles Dorety Bud Jamison |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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