Down to Earth (1917)
1h 10m
Running Time
August 16, 1917Release Date
Plot.
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".
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Cast & Crew.
Douglas Fairbanks
Billy Gaynor
Eileen Percy
Ethel Forsythe
Gustav von Seyffertitz
Dr. Jollyem
Charles K. Gerrard
Charles Riddles - Ethel's Lover
Charles McHugh
Dr. Samm
William H. Keith
Mr. Carter
John Emerson
Director
Anita Loos
Writer
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Wiki.
Down to Earth, also known as The Optimist, is a 1917 American comedy romance film starring Douglas Fairbanks and Eileen Percy, and directed by John Emerson. Most of the principal photography was filmed in Yosemite National Park.