''Home Cured'' is a 1926 American silent

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directed by

Roscoe Arbuckle Roscoe Conkling "Fatty" Arbuckle (; March 24, 1887 – June 29, 1933) was an American silent film actor, director, and screenwriter. He started at the Selig Polyscope Company and eventually moved to Keystone Studios, where he worked with Mabel ...

. Although Arbuckle was acquitted in the third trial for the death of

Virginia Rappe Zelliene Virginia Rappe (; July 7, 1891 – September 9, 1921) was an American model and silent film actress. Working mostly in bit parts, Rappe died after attending a party with actor Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, who was accused of manslaughter and ...

, he could not obtain work in Hollywood under his own name, so he adopted the

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William Goodrich for directing the comedy shorts he made under his contract with

Educational Film Exchanges Educational Pictures, also known as Educational Film Exchanges, Inc. or Educational Films Corporation of America, was an American film production and film distribution company founded in 1916 by Earle (E. W.) Hammons (1882–1962). Educational pr ...

Plot

As described in a film magazine review, a man who is always buying medicine for his imaginary ailments is put through a cure by his wife and his friend. He pretends he really is ill. Doctors, undertakers, and the sexton arrive and the wife and friend plan how they will spend his insurance money. The husband realizes they are trying to get rid of him. He chases his friend from the house, promising his wife he will not be sick again.

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Johnny Arthur Johnny Arthur (born John Lennox Arthur Long; May 20, 1883 – December 31, 1951) was an American stage and motion picture actor. Early years Born in Scottdale, Pennsylvania to John William Long and Matilda (née Hertzog) Long, Arthur was a vete ...

as The

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* Virginia Vance as The Hypochondriac's Wife * Chick Collins as Hypochondriac's Friend * George Davis as The Nurse *

Glen Cavender Glen W. Cavender (September 19, 1883 – February 9, 1962) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1914 and 1949. Biography Glen Cavender was born in Tucson, Arizona, and died in Hollywood, California. He sta ...

as The Doctor *

Robert Brower Robert Brower (July 14, 1850 – December 8, 1934) was an actor who appeared in many American films. He appeared in several Edison films. He was lauded for his "characterizations" including in ''Apples of Sodom''. Brower was born in Point Pleas ...

* Walter C. Reed

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* 1926 films Films directed by Roscoe Arbuckle 1926 short films American black-and-white films Silent American comedy short films 1926 comedy films 1920s American films {{short-silent-comedy-film-stub

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