The Baron (1911)

Director:

Mack Sennett

Writer:

Edwin August

Stars:

Dell Henderson, Mabel Normand, Joseph Graybill

Cast

Credited cast:
Dell Henderson	...	The Baron / A Waiter
Mabel Normand	...	The Heiress
Joseph Graybill	...	The Baron's Friend
Grace Henderson	...	Mother
Fred Mace	...	Boarding House Dupe
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kate Bruce	...	Woman at License Bureau
William J. Butler	...	License Bureau Worker
Alfred Paget
Kate Toncray

Storyline

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Genres:

Comedy | Short

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 August 1911 (USA)

Also Known As:

El barón

Filming Locations:

Fort Lee, New Jersey, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Biograph Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

10 min 10 min

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Released as a split reel along with the comedy The Villain Foiled.

User Reviews

The Old Switcheroo

Spoilers herein.

If you want to understand how you joke with yourself (which is the centerpiece of being) you need to understand how film comedy works. And for that you have to experience the inventors: Chaplin, Keaton, Arbuckle. And deeper yet, the inventor of the inventors, Sennett. He is that ghost behind the babbling ghosts in your soul.

This is one of Sennett's apprentice films from the period where he was directing... one every week. They aren't remembered fondly. This is the first I've seen from this period as they are hard to find, and he didn't write it.

Nonetheless, there are several comic twists in this seven minute story, twisted cleanly. No sign yet of the frantic.

Ted's Evaluation -- 2 of 3: Has some interesting elements.