Down to Earth
movie
A satire on the indoor sports of society versus the close-to-nature idea.
Released August 16, 1917
Overview
A healthy outdoors-type follows the girl he loves to a resort for wealthy hypochondriacs. In order to prove to her and the other patients that their "illnesses" are all in their minds, he hatches a scheme to take them on a boat ride, then get them stranded in the wilderness, where he can show them that they can live without their pills, doctors and "cures".
Cast
Douglas Fairbanks
as
Billy Gaynor
Eileen Percy
as
Ethel Forsythe
Gustav von Seyffertitz
as
Dr. Jollyem
Charles McHugh
as
Dr. Samm
Charles K. Gerrard
as
Charles Riddles - Ethel's Lover
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William H. Keith
as
Mr. Carter
Ruth Allen
as
Mrs. Fuller Jermes
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Fred Goodwins
as
Jordan Jinny
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Florence Mayon
as
Mrs. Phattison Oiles
Herbert Standing
as
Mr. S.D. Dyspeptic
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David Porter
as
Mr. Coffin
Bull Montana
as
Wild Man
