A Cure for Pokeritis

1912
13m

IMDb RATING

5.1/10

403

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Comedy Short

Wife plots to cure her husband of his inveterate poker playing.Wife plots to cure her husband of his inveterate poker playing.Wife plots to cure her husband of his inveterate poker playing.

Director
- Laurence Trimble
Stars

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IMDb RATING

5.1/10

403

YOUR RATING

Director
- Laurence Trimble
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win

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A Cure for Pokeritis ( 1912 ) was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."

Connections
Featured in Slapstick Encyclopedia, Vol. 1: In the Beginning: Comedy Pioneers (1998)

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Amusing Story Plus a Good Leading Performance

An amusing story and John Bunny's lead performance make "A Cure For Pokeritis" very entertaining, and put it among the better short comedies of the early 1910's. The story is set up efficiently and is told well, with the cast also getting the most out of the situation.

Bunny plays a compulsive poker player who taxes his wife's patience once too often, provoking her to try to come up with an involved 'cure' for his obsession. The story builds up nicely to a frantic finale. Along the way, Bunny shows a knack for expressing quite a bit with basic means such as a simple facial expression. Uncomplicated though the role may be, he does quite a good job, and it's too bad that not many of his films have survived. Flora Finch also makes a good partner for him. Overall, this is quite good, and worth seeking out.