
Mutt and Jeff, like the shrewd business men and true patriots that they are, take advantage of the fact that the Kaiser is in need of a good dentist, and, through a ruse, get to Berlin and open an office. First, they prevail upon the Crown Prince to become one of their patients, and their treatment of him is so effective that the greatest long-distance fighter in the German Army persuades his father, the All Highest, to sit in the new dentists' chair.

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The Pulverizing Power of Propaganda: Deconstructing 'The Kaiser's New Dentist' In the annals of early cinema, where the nascent art form was still finding its voice, a remarkable confluence of entertainment and political commentary often emerged. Among these artifacts, 'The Kaiser's New Dentist', a 1917 creation...


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" The Pulverizing Power of Propaganda: Deconstructing 'The Kaiser's New Dentist' In the annals of early cinema, where the nascent art form was still finding its voice, a remarkable confluence of entertainment and political commentary often emerged. Among these artifacts, 'The Kaiser's New Dentist', a 1917 creation attributed to the singular vision of Bud Fisher, stands as a fascinating, if rudimentary, testament to film's immediate utility as a tool for shaping public sentiment during warti..."


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