Help! Help! Hydrophobia! Explained

Help! Help! Hydrophobia!
Director:	Henry Lehrman
Producer:	Mack Sennett
Starring:	Fatty Arbuckle
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent English intertitles

Help! Help! Hydrophobia! is a 1913 American short comedy film starring Fatty Arbuckle.^[1]

The film is also known as The Chemist.^[2]

Plot

The Professor resents Jim Brown courting his daughter. Jim accidentally feeds the dog a milk culture the Professor has been experimenting on, and the Professor believes that the dog is infected with deadly germs. Everyone runs away from the dog.

Cast

The cast includes:^[3]

• Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle: Jim Brown
• Beatrice Van: Professor's Daughter
• Nick Cogley: Professor

Reception

The film was said to be "exceedingly funny".^[4]

See also

• List of American films of 1913
• Fatty Arbuckle filmography

Notes and References

1. Web site: Progressive Silent Film List: Help! Help! Hydrophobia! . June 15, 2009. Silent Era.
2. Web site: LES FILMS MUETS DE MACK SENNETT . 2024-07-07 . www.lesgensducinema.com.
3. Book: Walker . Brent E. . Mack Sennett's Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio and His Keystone and Mack Sennett Comedies, with Biographies of Players and Personnel . 2010 . McFarland Inc. . 9780786457076 . 279 . 20 February 2024.
4. Web site: 1914-10-22 . Republican and Herald from Pottsville, Pennsylvania . 2024-07-07 . Newspapers.com . en-US.