Mabel's Busy Day
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Mabel's Busy Day | |
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Directed by | Mabel Normand |
Produced by | Mack Sennett |
Written by | Mabel Normand |
Starring | Charles Chaplin Mabel Normand 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(s) | 13 June 1914 |
Running time | 16 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent film English (Original titles) |
IMDb profile |
Mabel's Busy Day is a 1914 short starring Charles Chaplin and Mabel Normand; the film was also written and directed by Mabel Normand.
[edit] Synopsis
Mabel tries to sell hot dogs at a car race, but isn't doing a very good job at it. She sets down the box of hot dogs and leaves them for a moment. Charlie finds them and gives them away to the hungry spectators at the track as Mabel frantically tries to find her lost box of hot dogs. Mabel finds out that Charlie has stolen them and sends the police after him. Chaos ensues.
[edit] Cast
- Charles Chaplin - Tipsy nuisance
- Mabel Normand - Mabel
- 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
[edit] External links
- Mabel's Busy Day at the Internet Movie Database
- Mabel's Busy Day at archive.org (viewable, downloadable film)