Movies by Mack Sennett

The Fatal Mallet

The Fatal Mallet

Three men compete for the attentions of a pretty girl. One of them, a little tramp, plays dirty.

Cruel, Cruel Love

Cruel, Cruel Love

This early Chaplin film has him playing a character quite different from the Tramp for which he would become famous. He is a rich, upper-class gentleman whose romance is endangered when his girlfriend oversees him being embraced by a maid. Chaplin's romantic interest in this film, Minta Durfee, was the wife of fellow Keystone actor, Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle.

Mabel's Busy Day

Mabel's Busy Day

Mabel tries to sell hot dogs at a car race, but isn't doing a very good job at it. She sets down the box of hot dogs and leaves them for a moment. Charlie finds them and gives them away to the hungry spectators at the track as Mabel frantically tries to find her lost box of hot dogs. Mabel finds out that Charlie has stolen them and sends the police after him. Chaos ensues.

A Voice from the Deep

A Voice from the Deep

Percy and Harold are rivals and both take the object of their affections for an outing.

Tillie's Punctured Romance

Tillie's Punctured Romance

A womanizing city man meets Tillie in the country. When he sees that her father has a very large bankroll for his workers, he persuades her to elope with him.

The Waiters' Picnic

The Waiters' Picnic

Louis, the chef and Oscar, the head waiter, are in love with Mabel the pretty cashier. The Waiters' picnic is held, and Mabel is the cause of much trouble between Louis and Oscar.

Mabel's New Hero

Mabel's New Hero

Fatty rescues Mabel twice: first, from the unwelcome attentions of a masher, then from a runaway observation balloon.

A Glimpse of the San Diego Exposition

A Glimpse of the San Diego Exposition

In 1915-16, San Diego's Balboa Park was the scene of an exposition to mark completion of the Panama Canal. This film takes us through the exposition: from the Cabrillo bridge and a panoramic view of the site, to the facades of the California Building, Horticultural Building, Panama Canal Exhibit, and the reproduction of the locks at Gatuna. We see tourists on the isthmus and a crowd outside the Panama Film Company's exhibit of how movies are made. We watch the feeding of fish at the laguna, and we end at the Plaza de Panama where toddlers ar...

The Fatal Taxicab

The Fatal Taxicab

The Fatal Taxicab is a 1913 movie starring Mabel Normand and Ford Sterling.

Barney Oldfield's Race for a Life

Barney Oldfield's Race for a Life

When Mabel romantically rejects a villain, he ties her to the railroad tracks, leaving her bashful suitor to appeal to famous racecar driver Barney Oldfield for help.

The Noise of Bombs

The Noise of Bombs

Four miscreants get revenge on the police chief by planting bombs in his house.

A Muddy Romance

A Muddy Romance

Two rivals for Mabel's hand play a series of dirty tricks on each other. Finally, one of them gets Mabel alone and is about to marry her, but his rival comes up with a strange scheme to stop them. Soon the Keystone Kops arrive on the scene, and chaos quickly ensues.

Mabel's Dramatic Career

Mabel's Dramatic Career

A young man falls in love with his mother's kitchen maid, Mabel. But his mother objects strongly, and arranges for him to meet another young woman whom she considers more suitable. Mabel confronts the young woman, and is dismissed from her position. Later, when the young man learns about the new career that Mabel has found, he begins to act in an agitated and unpredictable manner.

A Life in the Balance

A Life in the Balance

A Keystone Kops short about a landlord discovering three "anner-kist" tenants building a bomb.

Comrades

Comrades

Two creative bums invade a high society gathering by pretending to be rich.

Mabel Lost and Won

Mabel Lost and Won

Mabel has just gotten engaged during a housewarming party of which her mother is the hostess. When an annoying party guest persuades Mabel to dance with him, Mabel hurries through the dance and then goes to look for her fiancé, only to discover him caressing another woman. Her fiancé finds not only Mabel, but also her mother, very displeased, and not inclined to believe his explanation.

The Riot

The Riot

When a girl delivering expensive garments loses them to some Irish shanty town kids, her boss, a Jewish clothier, is livid and a fight breaks out. Soon the melee spreads to the whole neighborhood with brick throwing merging into bomb throwing, with the sides on clearly ethnic lines.

When Dreams Come True

When Dreams Come True

A husband who has spent a convivial night is sleeping off the effects in bed while his devoted wife ministers for him.

The Gypsy Queen

The Gypsy Queen

The Gypsy Queen is a 1913 movie starring Mabel Normand and Roscoe Arbuckle.

The Bluffer

The Bluffer

A man tries to win the admiration of a girl's father, by pretending he's earned medals for bravery.