Wife (Finch) plots to cure her husband (Bunny) of his inveterate poker playing.

"A Cure for Pokeritis" was one of many Vitagraph Studios one-reel or shorter comedies starring Bunny and Finch in a domestic setting, known popularly as Bunnygraphs or Bunnyfinches. The number of these shorts originally produced is unknown because Vitagraph's films were generally not archived. Estimates vary considerably; totals in excess of 150, 200, or 260 have been proposed. Most are now lost.

While I appreciate this early attempt at husband-wife humor, and apparently it also was an early attempt to escape "theater framing"... it is rather dated. What was funny in 1912 is not always funny 100 years later. This is not the fault of the film, but turns it into more of a historical document than a comedy.

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