Mabel's Busy Day
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| Mabel's Busy Day | |
|---|---|
 Mabel Normand in film | |
| Directed by | Mabel Normand |
| Written by | Mabel Normand |
| Produced by | Mack Sennett |
| Starring | Mabel Normand Charlie Chaplin Chester Conklin Slim Summerville Billie Bennett Harry McCoy Wallace MacDonald Edgar Kennedy Al St. John Charley Chase Mack Sennett Henry Lehrman |
| Cinematography | Frank D. Williams |
| Distributed by | Keystone Studios |
Release date |
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Running time | 12 minutes, 42 seconds |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Mabel's Busy Day is a 1914 short comedy film starring Mabel Normand and Charlie Chaplin; the film was also written and directed by Mabel Normand. The supporting cast includes Chester Conklin, Slim Summerville, Edgar Kennedy, Al St. John, Charley Chase, and Mack Sennett.
Synopsis
[edit]Entrepreneur Mabel (Mabel Normand) tries to sell hot dogs at a car race. She bribes a policeman with one of her treats to gain access to the race course but does not do a very good business once she is inside. Meanwhile, Charlie tangles with another police officer but still crashes the gate. He is pursued by the policeman. Mabel sets down her box of hot dogs and leaves them unattended for a moment. Charlie finds the box and freely gives the hot dogs away to hungry spectators at the track. Mabel finds out that Charlie has stolen her box of hot dogs and sends the police after him. Chaos ensues.
Reviews
[edit]Motion Picture News commented, "Any comedy with Charles Chaplin and Mabel Normand as the leads is sure to be an immense success. There is no plot at all, but the events that transpire in the one reel are side-splitting."
A reviewer from Bioscope wrote, "The business in question consists of selling sausages on a racecourse, and...it may be imagined that pretty Mabel's business is strenuous and mirth-provoking. The fun never flags, and is well up to the Keystone average."
The review in Motion Picture World stated, "In this comedy, the usual strenuous work of the Keystone artists, headed by Mabel Normand and Charles Chaplin, almost makes the screen on which it is thrown visibly wobble."
Cast
[edit]- Mabel Normand - Mabel
- Charlie Chaplin - Tipsy nuisance
- Chester Conklin - Police sergeant
- Slim Summerville - Policeman
- Billie Bennett - Woman
- Harry McCoy - Hotdog thief
- Wallace MacDonald - Spectator
- Edgar Kennedy - Tough hotdog customer
- Al St. John - Policeman
- Charley Chase - Spectator
- Mack Sennett - Customer
- Henry Lehrman - Spectator
See also
[edit]External links
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- The short film Mabel's Busy Day is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.
- Mabel's Busy Day at IMDb
- Mabel's Busy Day on YouTube
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- Films produced by Mack Sennett
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- 1910s American films
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