03 February 1912 Comedy 20 mins
Mrs. Smartly thinks she is too fleshy and decides to take a course of treatment. She consults her maid, who recommends a beauty doctor, and the doctor in return recommends a course of exercises and appliances. She follows it regularly, but she still grows fatter and fatter until, disgusted, she gives up these fads and fancies and goes back to a normal state
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Helen Gardner as Mrs. Smartly - a Woman Who Wants to Reduce
Rolinda Bainbridge as A Beautician
Lawrence Grattan as Mr. Smartly - the Woman's Husband
United States 03 February 1912
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