The Water Nymph

The Water Nymph

Directed by	Mack Sennett
Starring	Mabel Normand
Release dates	September 23, 1912 (1912-09-23) (United States)
Running time	8 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Water Nymph (also known as The Beach Flirt) is a 1912 American silent comedy "split reel" short film starring Mabel Normand and directed by Mack Sennett. Normand performed her own diving stunts for the film, which was the first Keystone comedy.

The film precedes, and may have been the direct inspiration for, the Sennett Bathing Beauties performers first featured in 1915.^[1]

Cast

Mabel Normand as Diving Venus
Mack Sennett as Mack
Ford Sterling as Mack's Father
Fred Mace
Edward Dillon
Mary Maxwell as Nymph
Mae Busch (unconfirmed)

Production notes

The Water Nymph was shot on location in Venice, Los Angeles.^[2]

References

↑ One reel a week By Fred J. Balshofer, Arthur C. Miller, page 81
↑ Fell, John L. (1987). Before Hollywood: Turn-Of-The-Century American Film. Hudson Hills Press. p. 148. ISBN 0-933-92091-1.

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