''Nell's Eugenic Wedding'' is a

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1914 silent comedy of one reel directed by Edward Dillon. It is a primitive example by

Anita Loos Corinne Anita Loos (April 26, 1888 – August 18, 1981) was an American actress, novelist, playwright and screenwriter. In 1912, she became the first female staff screenwriter in Hollywood (film industry), Hollywood, when D. W. Griffith put h ...

of what is called in modern terms a Gross-out film.

Tod Browning Tod Browning (born Charles Albert Browning Jr.; July 12, 1880 – October 6, 1962) was an American film director, film actor, screenwriter, vaudeville performer, and carnival sideshow and circus entertainer. He directed a number of films of vari ...

, here just an actor, would later achieve renown as a director. Most reviewers 'damned' the film as repugnant or tasteless.

Plot

A man devours a bar of soap and later vomits everywhere he goes.

Cast

Fay Tincher Fay Tincher (April 17, 1884 – October 11, 1983) was an American comic actress in motion pictures of the silent film era. Early years Tincher was born in Topeka, Kansas, and was the daughter of George Tincher and Elizabeth Tincher. She had th ...

- Nell *

- *Joseph Belmont - Policeman(*billed Baldy Belmont) * Edward Dillon *

Max Davidson Max Davidson (May 23, 1875 – September 4, 1950) was a German-American film actor known for his comedic Jewish persona during the silent film era. With a career spanning over thirty years, Davidson appeared in over 180 films. Career Born i ...

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* 1914 films Lost American films Films directed by Edward Dillon Films based on short fiction American silent short films Silent American comedy films 1914 comedy films 1914 short films American black-and-white films American comedy short films 1914 lost films Lost comedy films 1910s American films {{1910s-short-comedy-film-stub