The Dentist

A Mack Sennett comedy, starring W.C. Fields as an irascible and unconventional dentist who performs entertaining antics on the golf course and in his dental offices.

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Credits

producer

Mack Sennett

production company

Mack Sennett

director

Leslie Pearce

Duration

00:19:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1932

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

016222

Language

English

Subject categories

Comedy

Comedy → Slapstick comedies

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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United States, 1932

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