To offer a bit of historical perspective, THE CURE was released two years before Prohibition was enacted in the United States.
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The Cure (1917): Brief Review
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posted by SAMTHEBESTEST31
August 2021
7/10

Taste this alcoholic but Innocuous drink of comedy to find The Cure for your unhappiness. Amongst the early notable works of Charlie Chaplin. Chaplin's filmography since 'The Kid' (1921) is known and reviewed by many people. But his films between 1915 to 1920 haven't really found the deserving hype on internet.

One of the main reason could be unpreserved prints and the other major reason could be the short runtime. When i found about his great films made between 1917-1921, i wasn't much excited. But when i watched his films such as 'The Immigrant', 'The Adventurer', 'Easy Street' and 'A Dog's Life', I slapped myself for missing these superb comedies.

The Cure came in same year of three of those above mentioned films but it had almost everything kind of original and far different from others. Chaplin didn't play a Tramp but an Alcoholic. An alcoholic who checks into a health spa and then his antics promptly throw the establishment into chaos. The film also had those trademark scenes of Eric Campbell with Chaplin and all of them are damn too funny. One of the major highlight is that spinning door scene. One at the beginning and then again few glimpses later.

Even those Bath and Swimming Suit scenes were so hilarious and everything without any compressed focus on the comedy. It didn't look intentional or corny at all. For 1917, it was damn too cool and stylish. Charlie Chaplin again hits it out of the park. He ruled this year 1917 with his various films and roles like nobody else. Watch out for his antics which he performed in serious tone but still put gleeful laugh on our faces. As a director he is even smarter while dealing with technical knowledge of the framework. How flawlessly he has edited this film is surely a thing to admire. Overall, The Cure is phenomenal, not at all injurious to health like alcohol and Chaplin is Significant.