Mabel's Blunder
| Mabel's Blunder | |
|---|---|
 Mabel Normand in Mabel's Blunder | |
| Directed by | Mabel Normand |
| Written by | Mabel Normand |
| Produced by | Mack Sennett |
| Starring | Mabel Normand Charley Chase Al St. John Eva Nelson Charles Bennett Harry McCoy |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Mutual Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 13 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Mabel's Blunder (1914) is a silent comedy film directed by, written by, and starring Mabel Normand, the most successful of the early silent screen comediennes.
Plot
[edit]Mabel's Blunder tells the tale of a young woman who is secretly engaged to the boss's son.[1] The young man's sister comes to visit at their office, and a jealous Mabel, not knowing who the visiting woman is, dresses up as a (male) chauffeur to spy on them.
Production background
[edit]Produced at Mack Sennett's Keystone Studios, known at the time as "The Fun Factory", Mabel's Blunder showcases Normand's spontaneous and intuitive playfulness and her ability to be both romantically appealing and boisterously funny.
National Film Registry
[edit]This film, with its unusual gender-bending aspect, was added to the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress in December 2009 for being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant.[2][3]
Music
[edit]The film was re-dubbed in 2023 on behalf of the german TV Station ZDF/ARTE. The soundtrack was compiled live by Leipzig-based DJ SilentFilmDj.[4] The film will be available for free on arte.tv till 31 May 2024 as part of the Female Comedies series.
See also
[edit]- A Florida Enchantment (1914) cross-dressing comedy directed by and written by Sidney Drew
References
[edit]- ^ MovieMire entry
- ^ "Thriller and 24 Other Films Named to National Film Registry", Associated Press via Yahoo News (December 30, 2009)
- ^ "Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- ^ Repertoire, see silentfilmdj.wordpress.com
External links
[edit]- Mabel’s Blunder essay [1] by Brent E. Walker on the National Film Registry website
- Mabel's Blunder 1914 film at IMDb
- Mabel's Blunder at the TCM Movie Database
- Madcap Mabel: Mabel Normand website
- Mabel Normand Lives Here website§
- Mabel’s Blunder essay by Daniel Eagan In America's Film Legacy, 2009-2010: A Viewer's Guide To The 50 Landmark Movies Added To The National Film Registry In 2009–10, Bloomsbury Publishing USA, 2011, ISBN 1441120025 Pages 14–17 [2]
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