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Mabel at the Wheel

Mabel at the Wheel

1914Short⏱️ 23mNot Rated
ShortComedy
5.6
IMDB Rating
1,110 votes

Charlie, competing with his rival's race car, offers Mabel a ride on his motorcycle but drops her in a puddle. He next joins some dubious characters in abduction of his rival just before the race for the Vanderbilt Cup. With her b...

Director
N/A
Writers
N/A
Stars
Charles Chaplin, Mabel Normand, Harry McCoy
Release Date
April 18, 1914
Language
None, English
Country
United States
💬 13
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Charles Chaplin
Charles Chaplin
as Villain
Mabel Normand
Mabel Normand
as Mabel
Harry McCoy
Harry McCoy
as Mabel's Boyfriend
Chester Conklin
Chester Conklin
as Mabel's Father
Mack Sennett
Mack Sennett
as Reporter
Dave Anderson
Dave Anderson
as Henchman
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Joe Bordeaux
as Dubious Character
Mack Swain
Mack Swain
as Spectator at Races
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William Hauber
as Mabel's co-driver
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Dan Albert
as Cheering Spectator

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
1629 Park Ave, Echo Park, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production
Keystone Film Company

🏷️ Keywords

racecarracewoman drivingbombstop hat

🎯 Categories

ComedyShort

⭐ Featured Review

Young Chaplin demonstrates versatility in the role of Snidely Whiplash
by wmorrow592002-07-17
5/10

"Mabel at the Wheel is one of those movies with a behind-the-scenes story that's more interesting than the movie itself. This was Chaplin's tenth comedy for Keystone during his year of apprenticeship, and his first two-reeler. Here he played one of his last out-and-out villain roles (although the feature-length Tillie's Punctured Romance was yet to come), and it also marked one of the last times he would work for a director other than himself. In fact, Chaplin's conflicts with director and co-star Mabel Normand almost got him fired from the studio. Chaplin hadn't gotte..."

💡 Did You Know?

The motorcycle in the opening scene is a Thor Motorcycle Model M Type IV.

📖 Synopsis

Charlie, competing with his rival's race car, offers Mabel a ride on his motorcycle but drops her in a puddle. He next joins some dubious characters in abduction of his rival just before the race for the Vanderbilt Cup. With her b...