One speeding ticket. Two identities. Zero medical degrees. What could go wrong?
In this comedic short, a man assumes his brother's identity as a doctor to avoid a speeding ticket. Complications ensue when the police officer later asks the "doctor" to examine his wife.
Acting
Hugh Cameron's escalating panic is silent-era physical comedy gold.
Editing
Tight 10-minute structure wastes zero seconds on breathing room.
Director
Arthur Hurley
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Pre-Code Hollywood let characters get away with moral chaos that the Hays Code would soon banish. Ned faces no real punishment—just sweaty panic.
Director Arthur Hurley made over 50 two-reelers in the early sound era; this surviving fragment shows his gift for escalating disaster in cramped spaces.
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