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A Cure for Pokeritis

A Cure for Pokeritis

1912Short⏱️ 13m
ComedyShort
5.1
IMDB Rating
423 votes

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

Director
Laurence Trimble
Writers
N/A
Stars
John Bunny, Flora Finch, Leah Baird
Release Date
February 23, 1912
Language
None, English
Country
United States
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🎭 Top Cast

John Bunny
John Bunny
as Mr. Sharpe
Flora Finch
Flora Finch
as Mrs. Sharpe
Leah Baird
Leah Baird
Charles Eldridge
Charles Eldridge
William R. Dunn
William R. Dunn
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Arthur Rosson
James Morrison
James Morrison
Rose Tapley
Rose Tapley
Harry T. Morey
Harry T. Morey
Tom Powers
Tom Powers

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Production
Vitagraph Company of America

🏷️ Keywords

national film registrymarriagepoker gamepokersurveillance

🎯 Categories

ComedyShort

⭐ Featured Review

A Bit of Dated Humor
by gavin69422016-01-24
5/10

"Wife (Finch) plots to cure her husband (Bunny) of his inveterate poker playing. "A Cure for Pokeritis" was one of many Vitagraph Studios one-reel or shorter comedies starring Bunny and Finch in a domestic setting, known popularly as Bunnygraphs or Bunnyfinches. The number of these shorts originally produced is unknown because Vitagraph's films were generally not archived. Estimates vary considerably; totals in excess of 150, 200, or 260 have been proposed. Most are now lost. While I appreciate this early attempt at husband-wife humor, and apparently it also was an early attemp..."

💡 Did You Know?

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."

📖 Synopsis

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