Mabel's Strange Predicament
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Mabel's Strange Predicament

5.3 / 10 1914 12mNR English
Comedy

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Mabel Normand

Mabel Normand

Mabel

Lead
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)

FC

Frank Cooley

Hotel Manager (uncredited)

Henry Lehrman

Henry Lehrman

Guest in Lobby (uncredited)

Al St. John

Al St. John

Bellboy (uncredited)

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mabel Normand's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Mabel's Strange Predicament is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker