11 October 1914 Comedy 10 mins
Sweedie, the cook, decides that it would be nice to learn to swim, so goes to a "dry land" swimming class for instruction. She is thrown out of the class after fighting with several of the members and goes home, where she fills the bathtub with water and proceeds to learn to swim.
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Wallace Beery as Sweedie
Betty Brown as Mrs. Rich
Ben Turpin as Captain of Life Savers
Leo White as Mr. Rich
Charlotte Mineau as Tall Student
United States 11 October 1914
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