Film
Mabel Normand Program
- 7PM
Though unjustly overlooked today, Mabel Normand was one of the most popular and gifted comedians of the silent era, an ebullient slapstick innovator who, as the first star at Mack Sennet’s legendary Keystone Studios, directed, acted with, and mentored fellow greats like Charlie Chaplin and Fatty Arbuckle.
New 2K DCP courtesy Kino Lorber
Dir. Mabel Normand
1915, 14min, DCP
Mabel contends with two troublesome men at a soiree.
Recorded music by Liz Magnes
Dir. Mabel Normand
1914, 17min, DCP
Co-starring another neglected early comedian, Charley Chase, this slapstick gender-bender finds Mabel donning drag in order to spy on her boyfriend.
Recorded music by Lisa Mezzacappa
Dir. Roscoe ‘Fatty’ Arbuckle
1916, 13min, DCP
Hijinks ensue as Mabel and Fatty Arbuckle—her most frequent screen partner—attempt to do their laundry in this battle-of-the-sexes farce.
Recorded music by Andrew Earle Simpson
Dir. Mabel Normand
1914, 30min, DCP
Normand was instrumental in shaping the career of Charlie Chaplin, here playing a bumbling waiter who fakes being an ambassador in order to impress her.
Recorded music by Ben Model
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