Andy Has a Toothache (1914)
In spite of the fact that he was utterly contemptuous of any of the terrors which might beset the lives of a highwayman or a pirate chief, Andy discovered that some of the ordinary ills of everyday existence were occasionally somewhat hard to bear. When he awoke one morning with a burning pain in his tooth, his actions did not at all suit the stem warlike soul he prided himself upon being. Aroused by her son's lamentations, Andy's mother attempted a variety of remedies for the aching tooth. But neither hot nor cold water seemed of any avail, for when she attempted to remove the tooth by means of a string tied to a doorknob or a flatiron, Andy broke from her kindly grasp and fled. When he arrived at the messenger office, the toothache returned with redoubled vigor. The superintendent sent Andy to a dentist. Andy decided on reaching the dentist's office that there really wasn't much the matter with his tooth, certainly not enough to bother the dentist about. His decision was strengthened by the terrible things which seemed to be happening to a large man who preceded Andy in the dentist's chair. Andy would have left immediately if it has not been for a lady and a little girl in the dentist's office. The fact that the little girl did not seem a bit alarmed goaded Andy's lagging spirit to the pitch of heroism. He assumed an attitude of haughty indifference, entirely in conflict with his real emotions. The haughty attitude served to get Andy as far as the dentist's chair, but one look at the fearful array of instruments completely changed his attitude. He jumped down from the chair and fled like a deer, back to the telegraph office. The other messenger boys teased him and scoffed at his cowardice. Goaded beyond endurance, Andy challenged Lanky to combat. In the fight which followed, Lanky hit Andy in the jaw but Andy was so busy that he never noticed his tooth had come out till the fight was ended.
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| Charles H. France | Director |
| Mark Swan | Writer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Andy Clark | |
| Jessie Stevens | |
| Janet Dawley | |
| Horace Newman |
