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A Sure Cure (1914)
Short | Short, Comedy

A Sure Cure (1914)

Short | Short, Comedy

Mr. Stout, fat, is lazy. He refuses to exert himself. Mrs. Stout, thin, directly opposite, and cannot understand his lazy proclivities. Their servant girl, Lizzie, is also lazy. Mrs. Stout procures a bottle of medicine which is called "...See moreMr. Stout, fat, is lazy. He refuses to exert himself. Mrs. Stout, thin, directly opposite, and cannot understand his lazy proclivities. Their servant girl, Lizzie, is also lazy. Mrs. Stout procures a bottle of medicine which is called "Vitalo," supposed to make people active. Lizzie is entertaining her beau, the cop. and refuses to move. Mrs. Stout pours some of the "Vitalo" into her milk. Lizzie and the cop drink and immediately become victims of speed. They dance about in whirlwind fashion, until the cop becomes exhausted and leaves. Mrs. Stout, seeing the effect, decides to try it on her husband. She puts a dose in his coffee, and immediately the lazy man becomes a whirlwind of activity. He invites his wife to go for an auto ride. This they do, and in the middle of the road the auto breaks down. Stout, full of the strange "Vitalo." gets out and pull the auto all the way home. Coming into the house, he joins Lizzie in generally scattering things about, much to Mrs. Stout's discomfiture. Mrs. Stout, after viewing the wreckage, decides that she would rather have her husband lazy. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less