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Mabel's Blunder
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Wikipedia article
'Mabel's Blunder' (1914) is a silent comedy film directed by, written by, and starring Mabel Normand, the most successful of the early silent screen comediennes.
Plot
'Mabel's Blunder' tells the tale of a young woman who is secretly engaged to the boss's son.[https://web.archive.org/web/20110714121702/http://www.moviemire.com/index.php/mabel-s-blunder-1914.html MovieMire entry]
The young man's sister comes to visit at their office, and a jealous Mabel, not knowing who the visiting woman is, dresses up as a (male) chauffeur to spy on them.
Production background
Produced at Mack Sennett's Keystone Studios, known at the time as "The Fun Factory", 'Mabel's Blunder' showcases Normand's spontaneous and intuitive playfulness and her ability to be both romantically appealing and boisterously funny.
National Film Registry
This film, with its unusual gender-bending aspect, was added to the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress in December 2009 for being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant.[https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091230/ap_en_mo/us_classic_films "Thriller and 24 Other Films Named to National Film Registry", Associated Press via Yahoo News (December 30, 2009)]
See also
*'A Florida Enchantment' (1914) cross-dressing comedy directed by and written by Sidney Drew
References
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