For some reason, adults often played children in silent movies. Mary Pickford made a career out of it. In Oh Doctor!, Keaton, who was 22 years old at the time, plays the adolescent son of a philandering Arbuckle. He cries often, like he is only 6 years old.

The movie starts at a horse race, where Arbuckle, his wife and son are betting on the races. St. John and his wife are also there. Arbuckle makes eye contact with St. John's wife and pokes Keaton with a needle so he can sit next to her. Both families lose big at the races, even though they both thought they had good tips.

St. John has eyes on Arbuckle's wife's jewelry while Arbuckle has eyes for St. John's wife, who calls Arbuckle over to her house so St. John can sneak into Arbuckle's house. She pretends that she is sick. Arbuckle races over in hopes of giving her an injection. St. John, meanwhile, goes to Arbuckle's house and steals his wife's necklace. Keaton sees him make off with it and follows him to his apartment. He then phones his mom. As expected, the wives eventually encounter each other and Arbuckle and St. John end up in a fight.

Arbuckle started his movie career as a member of Mack Sennett's Key Stone Cops. In Oh Doctor! He relives one of those moments as he disguises himself as a policeman at one point. It may have been a tribute to his past but he should have been looking more toward his future. Keaton has a small role here and looks ridiculous, and not in a funny way, playing his son. Arbuckle had one of the greatest comedic talents working for him and he did not always understand how to showcase him.

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