Charlie is a clumsy waiter in a cheap cabaret and must endure the strict orders from his boss. He meets a pretty girl in the park and pretends to be a fancy ambassador but must contend with ... Read allCharlie is a clumsy waiter in a cheap cabaret and must endure the strict orders from his boss. He meets a pretty girl in the park and pretends to be a fancy ambassador but must contend with the jealousy of her fiancé.Charlie is a clumsy waiter in a cheap cabaret and must endure the strict orders from his boss. He meets a pretty girl in the park and pretends to be a fancy ambassador but must contend with the jealousy of her fiancé.
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Dan Albert
- Cabaret Patronas Cabaret Patron
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Phyllis Allen
- Cabaret Danceras Cabaret Dancer
- (uncredited)
Glen Cavender
- Piano Playeras Piano Player
- (uncredited)
Nick Cogley
- Boy's Defenderas Boy's Defender
- (uncredited)
Chester Conklin
- Waiteras Waiter
- (uncredited)
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Alice Davenport
- Mabel's Motheras Mabel's Mother
- (uncredited)
Minta Durfee
- Cabaret Patronas Cabaret Patron
- (uncredited)
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Ted Edwards
- Singeras Singer
- (uncredited)
Billy Gilbert
- Cabaret Patronas Cabaret Patron
- (uncredited)
Gordon Griffith
- Boy in Parkas Boy in Park
- (uncredited)
William Hauber
- Park Thiefas Park Thief
- (uncredited)
Bert Hunn
- Cabaret Patronas Cabaret Patron
- (uncredited)
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Edgar Kennedy
- Café Proprietoras Café Proprietor
- (uncredited)
Grover Ligon
- Bartenderas Bartender
- (uncredited)
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Wallace MacDonald
- Society Guestas Society Guest
- (uncredited)
Given an hour off from his job as a cafe waiter, Charlie rescues Mabel from a thug, is given an invitation to her home, and arrives presenting a card which falsely identifies him as the Greek Ambassador. Before he can get back to work, her parents invite him to a future garden party. Her jealous lover has Charlie followed back to the cafe. Charlie is a hit at the garden party but, as he leaves to return to work, the rival invites everyone to go with him to the cafe so Charlie will be exposed. —Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>
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The Prime Minister of Greenland
'Caught in a Cabaret' is directed and written by Mabel Normand but she allows Chaplin to shine. She is the leading lady, but this movie is purely Chaplin's show. I don't know how much creative control Chaplin had over his stunts or in this film overall but his performance was great. He didn't play simple troublemaker still, his character was quite a swindler.
Charlie works as a waiter in the cheap Cabaret. In his lunch break, he saves Mabel from the mugger who has already chased off her boyfriend (Harry McCoy). Charlie presents himself as a high society man (Prime Minister of Greenland, or Greek Ambassador - I've seen two versions). Mabel invites him to her party. Charlie goes back to work, and after finishing his shift, he goes to the party. In there he gets trunk and makes somewhat of a fool of himself. Mabel's bitter boyfriend leads Mabel and the party company at Charlie's workplace where his true identity is revealed.
The plot is very coherent. Many of the jokes and gags are reused but they work well. The film doesn't offer many surprises or belly laughs but it is funny and entertaining. Besides quite a well-developed plot (well, compared to some other Keystone comedies from that era) the movie is not very memorable.
Charlie works as a waiter in the cheap Cabaret. In his lunch break, he saves Mabel from the mugger who has already chased off her boyfriend (Harry McCoy). Charlie presents himself as a high society man (Prime Minister of Greenland, or Greek Ambassador - I've seen two versions). Mabel invites him to her party. Charlie goes back to work, and after finishing his shift, he goes to the party. In there he gets trunk and makes somewhat of a fool of himself. Mabel's bitter boyfriend leads Mabel and the party company at Charlie's workplace where his true identity is revealed.
The plot is very coherent. Many of the jokes and gags are reused but they work well. The film doesn't offer many surprises or belly laughs but it is funny and entertaining. Besides quite a well-developed plot (well, compared to some other Keystone comedies from that era) the movie is not very memorable.
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- nukisepp
- Feb 8, 2021
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