Short film

Laughing Gas
1907 · 8 min
A brief, buoyant silent-era gag where contagious laughter spreads through a subway car, offering simple, gentle amusement.
- Directed by
- Edwin S. Porter, J. Searle Dawley
- Genres
- Comedy
- Starring
- Bertha Regustus, Edward Boulden, Mr. Sullivan
- Overview
- A woman goes to the dentist for a toothache and is given gas. On her way home on the subway she can't stop laughing, and every other passenger catches the laughter from her.
- How it feels
- Brisk and fine in the background.
- About
- Healing
- Content
- No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Edwin S. Porter, J. Searle Dawley
- Genres
- Comedy
- Starring
- Bertha Regustus, Edward Boulden, Mr. Sullivan

