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  • Starting Something (1913)
  • Short | Short, Comedy
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Starting Something (1913)
Short | Short, Comedy
Charlie Clarkson and his wife, Gwendoline, are very happy until his mother-in-law suggests to her daughter that she keep Charlie under control by means of mental suggestion. Gwendoline does. She tells Charlie that he has been poisoned by ...See moreCharlie Clarkson and his wife, Gwendoline, are very happy until his mother-in-law suggests to her daughter that she keep Charlie under control by means of mental suggestion. Gwendoline does. She tells Charlie that he has been poisoned by drinking just a little dark brown liquor from a punch bowl and that in order to keep from dying he must keep moving. This tip alarms the servants who immediately start and keep jumping until one by one they fall exhausted. Clarkson continues to impersonate a jumping-jack until Mrs. Clarkson breaks the spell and he admits the joke is on him. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Updated Jan 11, 1913
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Jan 11, 1913 (United States)

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Charlie Clarkson Charlie Clarkson   See fewer
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Gwendoline Clarkson Gwendoline Clarkson   See fewer
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