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The Baron

The Baron

1911Short⏱️ 7m
ComedyShort
⭐ 4.1
IMDB Rating
78 votes

Two waiters, vain of their personal appearance, have their photographs taken by an itinerant photographer. The boss catches them and "Fired!" is the result. One of them hits upon a scheme to get easy money by posing as a baron. Th...

Director
Mack Sennett
Writers
N/A
Stars
Dell Henderson, Mabel Normand, Joseph Graybill
Release Date
August 31, 1911
Language
None, English
Country
United States
πŸ’¬ 4
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Dell Henderson
Dell Henderson
as The Baron
Mabel Normand
Mabel Normand
as The Heiress
Joseph Graybill
Joseph Graybill
as The Baron's Friend
Grace Henderson
Grace Henderson
as Mother
Fred Mace
Fred Mace
as Boarding House Dupe
Kate Bruce
Kate Bruce
as Woman at License Bureau
πŸ‘€
William J. Butler
as License Bureau Worker
Alfred Paget
Alfred Paget
as Boarding House Lodger
Kate Toncray
Kate Toncray

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Fort Lee, New Jersey, USA
Production
Biograph Company

🎯 Categories

ComedyShort

⭐ Featured Review

The Baron review
by JoeytheBrit β€’ 2020-05-20
5/10

"A decent early comedy from Mack Sennett for Biograph. He was yet to develop the frantic slapstick style for which his shorts would come to be known, and so this is a more restrained comedy about a sacked waiter posing as a Baron in order to wed a society woman. It's hardly groundbreaking stuff, but it's pleasant enough...."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

Released as a split reel along with the comedy The Villain Foiled (1911).

πŸ“– Synopsis

Two waiters, vain of their personal appearance, have their photographs taken by an itinerant photographer. The boss catches them and "Fired!" is the result. One of them hits upon a scheme to get easy money by posing as a baron. Th...