Mabel's Busy Day
Mabel's Busy Day | |
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Mabel Normand in film | |
Directed by | Mabel Normand |
Produced by | Mack Sennett |
Written by | Mabel Normand |
Starring |
Mabel Normand Charles 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 dates | June 13, 1914 |
Running time | 10 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language |
Silent English intertitles |
Mabel's Busy Day is a 1914 short comedy film starring Mabel Normand and Charles 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
Mabel (Mabel Normand) 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 (Charles Chaplin) 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.
Cast
- Mabel Normand - Mabel
- Charles 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
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mabel's Busy Day. |
- The short film Mabel's Busy Day is available for free download at the Internet Archive
- Mabel's Busy Day at the Internet Movie Database
- Mabel's Busy Day on YouTube