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  • Health by the Year (1915)
  • Short | Short, Comedy
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Health by the Year (1915)
Short | Short, Comedy
Mackenzie Finch thinks he is sick of many complaints but he is only an invalid in imagination. He quarrels with the doctors who tell him this, so he drives them from his home, until there is only one physician left in the town to attend ...See moreMackenzie Finch thinks he is sick of many complaints but he is only an invalid in imagination. He quarrels with the doctors who tell him this, so he drives them from his home, until there is only one physician left in the town to attend him. This is David Harrison, who is in love with Finch's daughter, Maud. Harrison is poor, so Finch will not allow his daughter to become engaged to him. But being in fear of death he summons Harrison to attend him. The young doctor tells Finch he will die, but that he can save him on condition that he (Finch) will agree to his (Harrison's) engagement to Maud. A contract is made: if at the end of the year Finch is alive, he agrees to pay Harrison $500 and let Maud marry him. If either breaks the agreement he forfeits $1,000. Near the end of the year Finch, being well, tries to break his contract. Harrison discovers this and forces Finch to adopt disagreeable remedies under the terms of the contract. Finch is made so wretched that he unconditionally surrenders and the lovers are united. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Director
Edmund Lawrence
Writer
Mark Swan (story)
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Updated Mar 22, 1915
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Mar 22, 1915 (United States)

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3 cast members
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Jefferson De Angelis primary photo
Jefferson De Angelis
Mackenzie Finch (as Jeff De Angelis) Mackenzie Finch (as Jeff De Angelis)   See fewer
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Rosina Henley primary photo
Rosina Henley
Maud - Finch's Daughter Maud - Finch's Daughter   See fewer
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William De Angelis primary photo
William De Angelis
David Harrison - Maud's Suitor David Harrison - Maud's Suitor   See fewer
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