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Mabel's Strange Predicament

1914 · US

Directed by Mabel Normand

Mabel Normand, Keystone, 1914. She is a hotel guest in pajamas; Chaplin is a drunk in the lobby in the baggy suit and derby. The picture was shot before Kid Auto Races at Venice and released two days after it, which is why people argue about the costume's first appearance. The chase through the rooms is the film. She takes the falls as a matter of course.

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1914 · Source: Wikimedia Commons

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Video: Mabel Normand · Credit: Pioneers: First Women Filmmakers (Blu-ray) . Kino Lorber. · Public domain · Source: File page

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Mabel Normand · DirectorMabel Normand · MabelCharlie Chaplin · The Tramp (uncredited)

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Mabel's Strange Predicament (9 February 1914) — Chaplin: Film by Film

Detailed examination of the first Tramp film credited to Normand's direction and its significance in character development.

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Cast

Principal players
M

Mabel Normand

Mabel

C

Charlie Chaplin

The Tramp (uncredited)

C

Chester Conklin

The Husband (uncredited)

Alice Davenport

Alice Davenport

The Wife (uncredited)

H

Harry McCoy

Mabel's Sweetheart (uncredited)

F

Frank Cooley

Hotel Manager (uncredited)

H

Henry Lehrman

Guest in Lobby (uncredited)

Al St. John

Al St. John

Bellboy (uncredited)

B

Billy Gilbert

Bellboy (uncredited)

W

William Hauber

Hotel Guest (uncredited)

S

Sadie Lampe

Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Crew

Charlie Chaplin

writer

Frank D. Williams

cinematographer

Hans F. Koenekamp

cinematographer

Henry Lehrman

writer

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