Mabel's Blunder

19141914
13m

IMDb RATING

5.6/10

402

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POPULARITY

241,752

2,685

Short Comedy

Mabel is engaged to Harry, the boss's son. The boss has an eye for Mabel too, in this gender-bending comedy of errors and mistaken identities.Mabel is engaged to Harry, the boss's son. The boss has an eye for Mabel too, in this gender-bending comedy of errors and mistaken identities.Mabel is engaged to Harry, the boss's son. The boss has an eye for Mabel too, in this gender-bending comedy of errors and mistaken identities.

IMDb RATING

5.6/10

402

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

241,752

2,685

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Charles Bennett, William Hauber, Harry McCoy, Mabel Normand, Harry Russell, Mack Sennett, Al St. John, Eva Nelson, and Bert Hunn in Mabel's Blunder (1914)

Charles Bennett, Charley Chase, William Hauber, Harry McCoy, Mabel Normand, Harry Russell, Al St. John, Eva Nelson, and Bert Hunn in Mabel's Blunder (1914)

Charles Bennett and Al St. John in Mabel's Blunder (1914)

Harry McCoy, Mabel Normand, and Eva Nelson in Mabel's Blunder (1914)

Harry McCoy and Eva Nelson in Mabel's Blunder (1914)

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Title Card: Harry, The Boss's Son, Is Engaged To Mabel - But Harry's Father Likes Her Too

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7/10

Not great, but for 1914 it's pretty good.

This is a rather star-studded film, though some of the future stars you may not recognize. The film is directed by and stars Mabel Normand--probably the first big female comedy star on screen. She is supported by Al St. John (frequently in support for Fatty Arbuckle, and later in talking Westerns) and Charley Chase (who blossomed into a headliner in the 1920s and 30s with Hal Roach Studios.

The film is a two-reel comedy about a lady who is engaged to the boss' son, though no one else knows it. When another lady comes to work and the boss pays her lots of attention, Mabel is jealous and dresses up as the son's chauffeur to spy on them. At the same time, Mabel's brother (St. John) is dressed up as Mabel and the boss begins to make the moves on him/her. It's one of the earlier cross-dressing comedies I've seen and is good for a few laughs.

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