Ambrose's First Falsehood (1914)

Director:

F. Richard Jones

Stars:

Mack Swain, Minta Durfee, Edgar Kennedy

Cast

Cast overview:
Mack Swain	...	Ambrose
Minta Durfee	...	Mrs. Ambrose
Edgar Kennedy	...	Cafe Proprietor
Charley Chase	...	Ambrose's Buddy
Cecile Arnold	...	Ambroses's Buddy's Girlfriend
Dixie Chene	...	Entertainer
Billie Brockwell	...	Floozie
Grover Ligon	...	Waiter
Josef Swickard	...	Funeral Director
Ted Edwards	...	Funeral Director's Assistant

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

one reeler | character name in title

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Genres:

Short | Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 December 1914 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Keystone Film Company

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by Foxy Ambrose (1919)

User Reviews

They Faw Down

Mack Swain (Ambrose) sneaks off to a bar with Charley Chase, telling his wife that he is going to San Francisco on the train. When Mack gets into a fight at the bar and the train is reported wrecked in the newspaper, the usual series of comedic calamities ensue.

Yes, it's the same plot as SONS OF THE DESERT, and clap hands, here comes here comes Charley in an early version -- only this time he's Mack's co-conspirator instead of the obnoxious drunk the Boys meet in Chicago.

Although the humor is a lot more primitive in this one, it is still pretty entertaining. There were few scene stealers as accomplished as Mack Swain. Watch him at work here.