Mabel's Strange Predicament

Mabel's Strange Predicament

Mabel's Strange Predicament

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Mabel's Strange Predicament

1914

0h 12m

5.4(96 votes)

Comedy

Overview

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.

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10 featured cast members

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Mabel Normand

Mabel Normand

Mabel

Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin

The Tramp (uncredited)

Chester Conklin

Chester Conklin

The Husband (uncredited)

Alice Davenport

Alice Davenport

The Wife (uncredited)

Harry McCoy

Harry McCoy

Mabel's Sweetheart (uncredited)

Frank Cooley

Hotel Manager (uncredited)

Henry Lehrman

Henry Lehrman

Guest in Lobby (uncredited)

Al St. John

Al St. John

Bellboy (uncredited)

Billy Gilbert

Bellboy (uncredited)

William Hauber

Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Creative team

Directed by: Mabel Normand
Written by: Charlie Chaplin
Henry Lehrman
Produced by: Mack Sennett

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