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Mabel's Busy Day (1914)

Mabel's Busy Day poster
Directed by
Mabel Normand, Charlie Chaplin
Genre
comedy film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
16 min
Rated
NR
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 45 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In this silent short, Mabel Normand plays a woman trying to sell hot dogs at a crowded racetrack. Charlie Chaplin's tramp character causes trouble and mixes up the vendors and customers.

slapstickfast-pacedplayfulchaoticwhimsicallightheartedphysical-comedyabsurd

What happens

Mabel's Busy Day is a 1914 short silent comedy film starring Mabel Normand and Charlie 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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