Down to Earth (1917)
A satire on the indoor sports of society versus the close-to-nature idea.
71 min
A healthy outdoors-type follows the girl he loves to a resort for wealthy hypochondriacs. In order to prove to her and the other patients that their "illnesses" are all in their minds, he hatches a scheme to take them on a boat ride, then get them stranded in the wilderness, where he can show them that they can live without their pills, doctors and "cures".
- Release date
- August 16, 1917
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Douglas Fairbanks as Billy Gaynor
- Eileen Percy as Ethel Forsythe
- Gustav von Seyffertitz as Dr. Jollyem
- Charles McHugh as Dr. Samm
- Charles K. Gerrard as Charles Riddles - Ethel's Lover
- William H. Keith as Mr. Carter
- Ruth Allen as Mrs. Fuller Jermes
- Fred Goodwins as Jordan Jinny
- Florence Mayon as Mrs. Phattison Oiles
- Herbert Standing as Mr. S.D. Dyspeptic
Crew
- John Emerson · Director
- John Emerson · Writer
- Douglas Fairbanks · Writer
- Anita Loos · Writer
- John Emerson · Producer
- Douglas Fairbanks · Producer
- Victor Fleming · Cinematographer
- William Shea · Editor