Sweedie Learns to Swim

Sweedie, the cook, decides that it would be nice to learn to swim, so goes to a "dry land" swimming class for instruction. She is thrown out of the class after fighting with several of the members and goes home, where she fills the bathtub with water and proceeds to learn to swim.

Cast

Wallace Beery

as Sweedie

Betty Brown

as Mrs. Rich

Ben Turpin

as Captain of Life Savers

Leo White

as Mr. Rich

Charlotte Mineau

as Tall Student

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