My Valet

My Valet
My Valet
	Theatrical poster
Directed by	Mack Sennett
Written by	Mack Sennett
Produced by	Mack Sennett
Starring	Raymond Hitchcock; Mack Sennett; Mabel Normand
Production; company	Keystone Film Company
Distributed by	Triangle Film Corporation
Release date	November 7, 1915;
Running time	33 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

My Valet is a 1915 short comedy film written, produced, and directed by Mack Sennett and starring Raymond Hitchcock, Sennett, and Mabel Normand. The film was released by the Keystone Film Company and Triangle Distributing with a running time of 33 minutes. It was released on November 7, 1915 in the United States.^[1]^[2] A print exists.

Cast[edit]

Raymond Hitchcock as John Jones
Mack Sennett as John's Valet
Mabel Normand as Mabel Stebbins
Fred Mace as French Count
Frank Opperman (actor) as Hiram Stebbins
Alice Davenport as Mrs. Stebbins

Production and release[edit]

The filming and promotion of My Valet was a major endeavor for producer Mack Sennett. A four-reeler, it first appeared in New York on September 23, 1915 marking the formation of Triangle-Keystone, the studio’s first release.^[3]

Notes[edit]

^ Walker, Brent E. (2010). Mack Sennett's Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio and His Keystone and Mack Sennett Comedies, with Biographies of Players and Personnel. McFarland Inc. p. 322. ISBN 9780786457076. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
^ Dwyer, 1996 p. 10: The film was “first shown in New York on September 23, 1915 to commemorate the formation of Triangle [studios].”
^ Dwyer, 1996 p. 10: “...an important film…to commemorate the formation of Triangle.”

References[edit]

Dwyer, Ruth Anne. 1996. Malcolm St. Clair: His Films, 1915-1948. The Scarecrow Press, Lantham, Md., and London. ISBN 0-8108-2709-3

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[Factory-1] Walker, Brent E. (2010). Mack Sennett's Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio and His Keystone and Mack Sennett Comedies, with Biographies of Players and Personnel. McFarland Inc. p. 322. ISBN 9780786457076. Retrieved 20 February 2024.

[2] Dwyer, 1996 p. 10: The film was “first shown in New York on September 23, 1915 to commemorate the formation of Triangle [studios].”

[3] Dwyer, 1996 p. 10: “...an important film…to commemorate the formation of Triangle.”

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