Charles Prince is starving in his attic when he gets a telegram. It's a chance to perform at a dinner party. When he arrives, however, the servants mistake him for the replacement cook; the usual has just walked out in a huff. So the bewildered singer is set cooking, with some unfortunate results.
It's an amusing silent short comedy once you catch on to what's happening, with a title drawn from Moliere's "Le Médecin malgré lui" to add a touch of class to the entire proceedings.
Prince entered films in 1908 and until the First World War was arguably the world's second best known comedian, right behind Max Linder. With the slacking of French production during the Great War and the rise of Chaplin, his popularity faded. He died in 1933 at the age of 61.
It's an amusing silent short comedy once you catch on to what's happening, with a title drawn from Moliere's "Le Médecin malgré lui" to add a touch of class to the entire proceedings.
Prince entered films in 1908 and until the First World War was arguably the world's second best known comedian, right behind Max Linder. With the slacking of French production during the Great War and the rise of Chaplin, his popularity faded. He died in 1933 at the age of 61.