Mabel's Strange Predicament

1914 0h 12m EN

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5.4

MID

★5.4TMDB · 97

Comedy

Synopsis

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A tramp gets drunk in a hotel lobby and, upstairs, causes some misunderstandings between Mabel, two hotel guests across the hall from her room, and Mabel's visiting sweetheart.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mabel Normand
Mabel
Charlie Chaplin
The Tramp (uncredited)
Chester Conklin
The Husband (uncredited)
Alice Davenport
The Wife (uncredited)
Harry McCoy
Mabel's Sweetheart (uncredited)
Frank Cooley
Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Henry Lehrman
Guest in Lobby (uncredited)
Al St. John
Bellboy (uncredited)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mabel Normand
Writers: Charlie Chaplin, Henry Lehrman
Languages: No Language
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 12-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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112 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mabel Normand, shot by Hans F. Koenekamp. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Mabel Normand and Charlie Chaplin and Chester Conklin carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0004284 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 97 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Mabel Normand directs. Hans F. Koenekamp behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in No Language.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 12-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2112 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Mabel Normand, shot by Hans F. Koenekamp. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Mabel Normand and Charlie Chaplin and Chester Conklin carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0004284 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 97 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Classified under 12 themes, including "hotel", "hotel room", "husband wife relationship", "misunderstanding".