Mabel's Stratagem
Watch TrailerFred Mace plays a businessman with two secretaries. He gets playful with the second secretary, Mabel Normand. His wife, Alice Davenport walks in on him. He does some nice embarrassed husband pantomime. Davenport fires the two secretaries and tell Fred that he will only have male secretaries from now on. The next day, Mabel arrives in drag as a boy to apply for the job. The wife takes him into the next office and starts to make a pass at him.
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📋 Film Details
| Year | 1912 |
| Director | Mack Sennett |
| Runtime | 6 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 5.0/10 (2 votes) |
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The short constructs a classic farcical premise around disguise, relying on expressive silent-era pantomime and economical staging. It explores the comedy of errors through the contrast between the husband's feigned embarrassment and the wife's swift resolution.
What lingers after viewing is the playful role reversal and the signature lightness of early Sennett comedy. Mabel Normand's virtuoso turn as a mischievous boy remains a delight. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Mack Sennett
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