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Mabel's Blunder

Country: United States, Language: English, 13 mins

  • Director: Mabel Normand
  • Producer: Mack Sennett

CGiii Comment

It's not exactly the easiest film to follow...

A brother and sister swap identities (i.e. clothes) to entrap an unfaithful boyfriend.

It's rambling and it's rubbish.

Oh c'mon...just because it's old doesn't make it any good.


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The(ir) Blurb...

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.

Cast & Characters

Mabel Normand as Mabel, the office girl;
Charles Bennett as The Boss - Harry's dad;
Charley Chase as Billy Bronx - Harry's friend;
Harry McCoy as Harry;
Eva Nelson as Harry McCoy's sister;
Al St. John as Mabel's brother