Monday April 30, 7:00pm, The Paramount Theater, Seattle
A common-sense country doctor exposes a pompous, freeloading quack that is treating the daughter of a wealthy man, by proving the girl is perfectly healthy. Dr. Jack (1922) (Harold Lloyd) is introduced as he makes his rounds: Reviving a rag-doll that has fallen down a well, reuniting a lonely old woman with her workaholic son, and rescuing a boy from his angry mother when he's caught playing hooky. At the home of the Sick-Little-Well-Girl (Mildred Davis) the good doctor observes his unhappy new patient, the drugs, isolation, repressed activity, and treats her with sunlight, fresh air and peppermint sticks. When he sees she is only starved for excitement he disguises himself as an escaped lunatic and goes on a wild nighttime rampage through the house to prove his diagnosis.
Our Gang kids Mickey Daniels and Jackie Condon make a brief, but mischievous appearance (a favor returned when Lloyd appeared in Dogs of War ). Dr. Jack is chased through the house by a dog he chloroforms, who then falls asleep upside-down in a corner (its absolutely hysterical), and replaces himself with a pencil sharpening monkey while the quack's back is turned. A frantic chase (what did you expect) is included, and the opening titles cleverly appear on the pages of a doctors prescription pad.
Dr. Jack opened in Seattle on Saturday, January 13, 1923 at Jensen and von Herberg's Liberty Theater, "Starting at 11 Sharp," with "Russell on the Wurlitzer." No bargain matinée for this picture, "Special prices during the run of 'Dr. Jack,' enforced by our contract, will be 50 cents in the evenings and 35 cents in the afternoons." "If you are crying for a laugh, visit Dr. Jack If you need a new joy thrill, consult Dr. Jack. If you want to laugh until you're weak, SEE DR. JACK!"
A common-sense country doctor exposes a pompous, freeloading quack that is treating the daughter of a wealthy man, by proving the girl is perfectly healthy. Dr. Jack (1922) (Harold Lloyd) is introduced as he makes his rounds: Reviving a rag-doll that has fallen down a well, reuniting a lonely old woman with her workaholic son, and rescuing a boy from his angry mother when he's caught playing hooky. At the home of the Sick-Little-Well-Girl (Mildred Davis) the good doctor observes his unhappy new patient, the drugs, isolation, repressed activity, and treats her with sunlight, fresh air and peppermint sticks. When he sees she is only starved for excitement he disguises himself as an escaped lunatic and goes on a wild nighttime rampage through the house to prove his diagnosis.
Our Gang kids Mickey Daniels and Jackie Condon make a brief, but mischievous appearance (a favor returned when Lloyd appeared in Dogs of War ). Dr. Jack is chased through the house by a dog he chloroforms, who then falls asleep upside-down in a corner (its absolutely hysterical), and replaces himself with a pencil sharpening monkey while the quack's back is turned. A frantic chase (what did you expect) is included, and the opening titles cleverly appear on the pages of a doctors prescription pad.
Dr. Jack opened in Seattle on Saturday, January 13, 1923 at Jensen and von Herberg's Liberty Theater, "Starting at 11 Sharp," with "Russell on the Wurlitzer." No bargain matinée for this picture, "Special prices during the run of 'Dr. Jack,' enforced by our contract, will be 50 cents in the evenings and 35 cents in the afternoons." "If you are crying for a laugh, visit Dr. Jack If you need a new joy thrill, consult Dr. Jack. If you want to laugh until you're weak, SEE DR. JACK!"