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Hello, Mabel (1914)

Hello, Mabel poster
Directed by
Mack Sennett
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
18 min
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A silent comedy about a series of mishaps involving a telephone line. Mabel Normand plays a woman caught up in the confusion.

slapstickfast-pacedplayfullightheartedchaoticwhimsicalold-fashioned

What happens

Hello, Mabel (also known as On a Busy Wire) is a 1914 American short silent comedy film produced and directed by Mack Sennett and starring Mabel Normand. The supporting cast features Charley Chase, Al St. John, Minta Durfee, and Mack Swain. A print of Hello, Mabel exists. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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