Andy Learns to Swim (1914)
Andy had all of a small boy's natural antipathy for water. His idea of a thorough toilet was to dip one finger into a pitcher, then rub it briskly with a towel. His mother naturally did her best to correct Andy's unsanitary instincts, but with little success. Andy's natural horror of water was intensified by a drop of water he saw under the microscope of a sidewalk exhibitor. The mere thought that the wriggly horrors he had seen might touch him affected him so strongly that he decided to get along with as little as possible to drink, let alone allowing any of the noxious fluid to touch his face and hands. But when he was sent on an errand to Coney Island on a very hot day, the sight of the cool breakers was too much for Andy's resolution. When a young lady of Andy's own age remarked that the water was fine, and that he had better come in, he rushed to the bath house and got a bathing suit; a few minutes later he was having the time of his life in the breakers. When he got home that evening, his mother was much impressed by his inexplicable cleanliness. His first swim at Coney Island had a tremendous effect on Andy. He entirely lost his dread of water. Every spare moment found him with a crowd of extremely scantily-clad urchins, practicing the various intricacies of diving, the trudgeon, and the crawl. One unfortunate day, Andy's sister discovered him in swimming, and promptly went and told her mother. The vials of parental wrath were immediately spilled on Andy's devoted head, but while he was attempting to escape his mother, an accident occurred: a little girl slipped and fell overboard. She was on the point of drowning when Andy gallantly dove in and rescued her. So, of course, he escaped a whipping and once again found himself in the proud position of a hero.
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GenresComedy
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Charles H. France | Director |
| Mark Swan | Writer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Andy Clark | |
| Jessie Stevens | |
| Janet Dawley | |
| Edward Boulden |
