We are told Charlie is a dental assistant. He arrives at work where the patients are already waiting. He joins the tiny second dental assistant in the back room. They have a brief squabble then Charlie goes to the waiting room to clean the floor with a carpet sweeper. He bumps into a patient and a further squabble starts. Then back to the rear room for more squabbling.
The dentist arrives, and his first patient goes in, obviously in pain. The dentist prepares the nitrous oxide anaesthesic (also known commonly as “laughing gas” due to its effects prior to and after unconsciousness). With the man unconscious he pulls his tooth, but then he can’t get him to wake up. He calls for Charlie and when he arrives the dentist runs off. Charlie tries to wake him and eventually tries hitting his head with a mallet. The man revives but starts laughing. Charlie knocks him out with the mallet.
Initial release: July 9, 1914 Director: Charlie Chaplin Producer: Mack Sennett Cinematography: Frank D. Williams Editor: Charlie Chaplin Cast: Charlie Chaplin, Alice HowellWatch below or download or download here
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