
The Sanitarium
1910-10-10 · 11 min · ★ 5.3
A young man transforms his uncle's palatial residence into a sanitarium only to end up paying back the money his patients gave him.
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- Selig Polyscope Company
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Roscoe ArbuckleCharley Wise
Nick Cogley
George Hernandez
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