Local Showers(1916)

Local Showers is a short film following Musty Suffer as he seeks out a dentist promising painless treatment. What begins as a routine dental visit quickly becomes anything but ordinary, as Suffer discovers the dentist's unconventional methods and questionable credentials. The film plays with absurdist humor and physical comedy, building tension through increasingly awkward and surreal encounters in the dental chair. Suffer's desperation for relief clashes with the dentist's dubious expertise, creating a darkly comedic exploration of trust, desperation, and the lengths people will go to avoid pain. The short captures a distinctly vintage sensibility, blending slapstick elements with an underlying sense of unease that keeps viewers uncertain whether to laugh or cringe.