Tom Mix thinks he's been poisoned — but make it a 1922 fever dream comedy.
Tom Mix, in mufti rather than his traditional western garb, plays a young man who is convinced he has taken a slow-acting poison.
Acting
Tom Mix's panic-fueled physical comedy without his cowboy hat.
Direction
Sedgwick crams plot twists into 50 minutes like it's a dare.
Costume
Tom Mix out of uniform: the ultimate silent era subversion.
Director
Edward Sedgwick
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Tom Mix made over 160 films between 1910-1935, yet fewer than 10% survive today.
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