Wiggs Takes the Rest Cure (1914)
Jasper Wiggs, on the verge of a nervous breakdown, is advised by his employer to take a "rest cure." Poor Wiggs has scarcely been settled at the sanitarium before the village officials begin a celebration, which noise drives him wild. Unable to withstand the noise, Wiggs leaves the sanitarium and goes into the mountains, where he hopes to rest in peace. He purchases an auto of ancient vintage, and before anybody has a chance to explain the intricate works of the machine to him he starts on his way. Wiggs gets along all right until he tries to stop it, and the more he tries to stop it, the faster it goes. Constables endeavor to arrest him for speeding, but he cannot stop. He finally smashes into the side of a barn, and is tossed into forgetfulness. Then the constable and the undertaker exhort him to the hospital. While convalescing, he writes his wife, telling her that he is going into the mountains to die in peace. He hires a man to drive him there, but on the way they encounter "Black" Dugan, a desperado, who is pursued by the sheriff. He compels Wiggs to exchange clothes with him, and when the sheriff comes up Wiggs is in the line of fire. Finally he signals to stop firing, explains the situation, and the sheriff almost bursts with laughter at the close mistake. Eventually Wiggs comes upon "Black" Dugan, who is sleeping in the shade of an old sycamore, thinking that he is immune from capture. All the ferocity of Wiggs boils up over the indignities to which he has been subjected, and he gives the desperado a terrible licking. He then brings him back to the sheriff, bound and gagged. When he returns to his office he finds his employees mourning him as dead, but Wiggs soon convinces them that his nerves are all right, his muscles have regained their strength and that he is once more a real "live one."
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GenresComedy
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| Francis J. Grandon | Director |
| William E. Wing | Writer |
| William Nicholas Selig | Producer |
| Cast | Role |
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| William Hutchison | |
| Lee Morris | |
| Sidney Smith | |
| Charles Wheelock |
