The Dentist

Genres: Comedy, Short

The Dentist is a 1932 American comedy short starring W. C. Fields.

Fields plays a dentist whose daughter desires to marry an ice-delivery man. He disapproves of this match, especially after she attempts to elope with her lover. Fields locks her up in an upstairs room, above his dental office, where she proceeds to stamp her feet, causing plaster chunks to fall as he attempts to treat his patients.

Various patients with unusual physical traits (a tall "horse"-faced woman, a tiny, heavily bearded man) arrive at the office, and he attempts to use his dental drill on them without any apparent pain killer. With one of his patients (Elise Cavanna), he engages in an intimate wrestling match as he attempts to extract a painful tooth. (Wikipedia)

Directed by: Leslie Pearce
Written by: W. C. Fields
Starring: W. C. Fields, Babe Kane, Arnold Gray, Elise Cavanna

Release: 1932
Running time: 22 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English

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