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Alkali Ike and the Hypnotist

Alkali Ike and the Hypnotist

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jun 21, 1913

Genres

Comedy

Original Title

Alkali Ike and the Hypnotist

Production Companies

The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company

Director

Gilbert M. Anderson

Description

Alkali Ike eludes his wife and attends a performance at the Snakeville Opera House, where Prof. Hippy is demonstrating his wonderful hypnotic art. Alkali Ike is finally persuaded to go up on the stage. The professor hypnotizes him. The clever and eccentric situation that derive from Alkali being hypnotized, are excruciatingly funny.