The Fatal Mallet
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54% Critic Match

The Fatal Mallet

5.4 / 10 1914 14mNR English
Comedy

Storyline

Three men compete for the attentions of a pretty girl. One of them, a little tramp, plays dirty.

Cast & Crew

Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin

Suitor aka The Tramp (uncredited)

Lead
Mabel Normand

Mabel Normand

Pretty Girl (uncredited)

Mack Sennett

Mack Sennett

Other Suitor (uncredited)

Mack Swain

Mack Swain

Rival Suitor (uncredited)

Gordon Griffith

Gordon Griffith

Boy (uncredited)

What People Are Saying

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