Laughing Gas (1914)

Introduction
"Laughing Gas" is a quiet comedy film that was produced and released by Keystone Studios in 1914. The movie stars Charlie Chaplin, as an unskilled dental professional's assistant, a role that contributes largely to the comical element of the film's story. Directed by Mack Sennett, the movie provides a humorous expedition of human behavior under the influence of laughing gas.

Plot Overview
The film starts with Chaplin's arrival at an oral clinic where he has been freshly selected as an assistant. His inexperience quickly ends up being obvious as he errors a patient waiting anxiously for his dental appointment for the dentist he is because of help. This mistake subsequently leads to a similarly humorous circumstance in which the patient ends up being established in a restroom stall and Chaplin unknowingly administers him a heavy dosage of laughing gas.

Chaplin then goes on to administer dentistry to another patient while the gas has both of them in a hilariously sleepy state. This scene, stimulating pure comedy, is made memorable by Chaplin's signature slapstick humor.

Function of Laughing Gas
The Laughing Gas in the film is not just a tool for oral procedures but serves a timely comedic function. It sets several comic circumstances into motion, such as when Chaplin is himself affected by the gas and starts doing the dental treatment in a funny fashion, which ultimately causes an entertaining chaos in the dental expert's workplace including numerous humorous attempts at pulling out the client's tooth while under the impact.

Final Scenes
Versus the backdrop of this total mayhem and hilarity, Chaplin's character leaves the workplace while still under the formidable impact of the laughing gas. In his intoxicated state, he triggers substantial disturbance to public order by producing scenes of incidents on congested public streets, consisting of a memorable series where he inadvertently crashes a brick through a street-side shop's window.

Wrap-up
The movie ends with a contagious turmoil on the streets, set into motion by a still disoriented Chaplin, that includes a series of comic chase scenes, farcical fights, and made more funny with the spontaneous disruptions of a street preacher. When the gas lastly wears away, the enormity of Chaplin's antics hits him, and he makes a quick escape, engaging the audience in one last chase scene.

Significance of the Laughing Gas Film
"Laughing Gas" is acknowledged primarily for its pioneering comic methods and early usage of slapstick humor by Chaplin. The portrayal of Chaplin, grappling with the impacts of Laughing Gas and trying to perform his responsibilities, generates laughter at every turn. Checking out humor from an otherwise ominous oral scenario, the movie is an excellent example of Chaplin's present for turning daily circumstances into comical gold. This film clearly showcases his genius in physical comedy and set the stepping stone for many more remarkable quiet comic scenes in his future works.

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