Down to Earth (1917)

1917 · Silent film · 70 min · dir. John Emerson

A satire on the indoor sports of society versus the close-to-nature idea.

• Comedy
• Romance

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Synopsis

A healthy outdoors-type follows the girl he loves to a resort for wealthy hypochondriacs. In order to prove to her and the other patients that their "illnesses" are all in their minds, he hatches a scheme to take them on a boat ride, then get them stranded in the wilderness, where he can show them that they can live without their pills, doctors and "cures".

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Details

Director

John Emerson

Writer

Anita Loos

Studio

Douglas Fairbanks Pictures

Released

1917-08-16

Running time

70 minutes

Cast & crew

• John Emerson Director
• Douglas Fairbanks
• Eileen Percy
• Gustav von Seyffertitz
• Charles McHugh
• Charles K. Gerrard
• WWilliam H. Keith
• Ruth Allen
• FFred Goodwins

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