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Mabel's Strange Predicament (1914)

Mabel's Strange Predicament poster
Directed by
Mabel Normand
Genre
comedy film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
17 min
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 95 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman gets into a series of comedic mishaps in a hotel lobby. A tramp adds to the chaos with his bumbling antics.

lightheartedslapstickplayfulmischievousabsurdfast-pacedsillyinnocent

What happens

Mabel's Strange Predicament is a 1914 American short silent comedy film starring Mabel Normand and Charles Chaplin, notable for being the first film for which Chaplin donned the costume of The Tramp, although his appearance in the costume in Kid Auto Races at Venice was released first. The film was directed by Normand and produced by Mack Sennett. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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