Mabel's Married Life (1914) is an American comedy silent film made by Keystone Studios starring and co-written by Charlie Chaplin and Mabel Normand, and directed by Chaplin. As was often the case during his first year in film, Chaplin's character is soon staggering drunk.
A large man with a tennis racquet talks with his wife in a park. He leaves her and wanders off.
Chaplin, in top hat and tails (but baggy pants), sits on a park bench with his wife, Mabel. While he has gone to a bar, conning his way out of paying for his drinks, the large man sits with Charlie's wife and starts flirting. Chaplin returns to find them laughing together. But despite kicking him and hitting him with his cane the man is undeterred in his wooing of his wife.
Meanwhile, Charlie is met by the man's wife and they return together, where the large man's wife first confronts him but then ends up confronting Mabel. She starts to throttle her then goes to strike her, but accidentally hits Charlie instead. The couple then leave. Charlie orders Mabel to go home while he returns to the bar where a man at the bar mocks him.
Mabel stops at a sporting goods store where she orders a man-shaped punch-bag. She wants to learn how to fight. It is delivered while she is still in her pyjamas. She wraps herself in a leopard-skin rug to answer the door. She starts practising boxing moves on the dummy/punchbag. It is weighted so it swings back and knocks her over.
Meanwhile, in the bar the large man reappears and is clearly a friend of the mocker and he further ridicules Charlie (who is by now drunk). When the man tousles Charlie's hair a fight starts. Charlie then returns home, holding a bunch of fresh onions, as though they were flowers, and trying to work out what the smell is. Repulsed by the smell, he throws them away, which fly through an open door and onto Mabel who is in bed.
Charlie in his drunken state sees the dummy as the large man and prepares to fight. Charlie demands the dummy leaves. He pushes it, which swings back then rolls forward again striking Charlie. Charlie tries to placate it but ends up striking it again and getting knocked over. Mabel watches from the bedroom, amused by his actions. He strikes the dummy again and is thrown onto the bed, where he sees Mabel. Believing that she has cheated on him, Charlie throttles her and leads her to the dummy. She tries to placate him, while he keeps striking the dummy and getting knocked over by it. She eventually reveals to him that it is just a dummy. Meanwhile, neighbours get concerned at the noise and stand outside his apartment door. The film ends with Charlie and Mabel leaning in for a kiss.
Reviewsedit
Motion Picture News gave it a favorable review, noting that "All will be aching from laughter when it is over."[1]
The Moving Picture World also gave the film a positive review, writing that "Charles Chapman [sic] and Mabel Normand are at their best, and everyone knows what that means; better than most feature offerings from an exhibition viewpoint".[2]
A reviewer from Bioscope wrote, "The mix-up between Mabel, Charles and the dummy is extremely funny, and in the restaurant Mr. Chaplin gives a very excellent study in inebriation. This is certainly one of the best of the Keystone comedies."[citation needed]
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Mabel s Married Life news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Mabel s Married Life 1914 is an American comedy silent film made by Keystone Studios starring and co written by Charlie Chaplin and Mabel Normand and directed by Chaplin As was often the case during his first year in film Chaplin s character is soon staggering drunk Mabel s Married LifeNormand Chaplin and Mack SwainDirected byCharlie ChaplinWritten byCharlie ChaplinMabel NormandProduced byMack SennettStarringCharlie ChaplinMabel NormandCinematographyFrank D WilliamsProductioncompanyKeystone StudiosDistributed byMutual FilmRelease dateJune 20 1914 1914 06 20 Running time17 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguagesSilent filmEnglish Original titles source source source source source source source Mabel s Married LifeThe film was followed in 1915 by Mabel and Fatty s Married Life as a follow up but not quite a sequel Contents 1 Plot 2 Reviews 3 Cast 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksPlot editA large man with a tennis racquet talks with his wife in a park He leaves her and wanders off Chaplin in top hat and tails but baggy pants sits on a park bench with his wife Mabel While he has gone to a bar conning his way out of paying for his drinks the large man sits with Charlie s wife and starts flirting Chaplin returns to find them laughing together But despite kicking him and hitting him with his cane the man is undeterred in his wooing of his wife Meanwhile Charlie is met by the man s wife and they return together where the large man s wife first confronts him but then ends up confronting Mabel She starts to throttle her then goes to strike her but accidentally hits Charlie instead The couple then leave Charlie orders Mabel to go home while he returns to the bar where a man at the bar mocks him Mabel stops at a sporting goods store where she orders a man shaped punch bag She wants to learn how to fight It is delivered while she is still in her pyjamas She wraps herself in a leopard skin rug to answer the door She starts practising boxing moves on the dummy punchbag It is weighted so it swings back and knocks her over Meanwhile in the bar the large man reappears and is clearly a friend of the mocker and he further ridicules Charlie who is by now drunk When the man tousles Charlie s hair a fight starts Charlie then returns home holding a bunch of fresh onions as though they were flowers and trying to work out what the smell is Repulsed by the smell he throws them away which fly through an open door and onto Mabel who is in bed Charlie in his drunken state sees the dummy as the large man and prepares to fight Charlie demands the dummy leaves He pushes it which swings back then rolls forward again striking Charlie Charlie tries to placate it but ends up striking it again and getting knocked over Mabel watches from the bedroom amused by his actions He strikes the dummy again and is thrown onto the bed where he sees Mabel Believing that she has cheated on him Charlie throttles her and leads her to the dummy She tries to placate him while he keeps striking the dummy and getting knocked over by it She eventually reveals to him that it is just a dummy Meanwhile neighbours get concerned at the noise and stand outside his apartment door The film ends with Charlie and Mabel leaning in for a kiss Reviews editMotion Picture News gave it a favorable review noting that All will be aching from laughter when it is over 1 The Moving Picture World also gave the film a positive review writing that Charles Chapman sic and Mabel Normand are at their best and everyone knows what that means better than most feature offerings from an exhibition viewpoint 2 A reviewer from Bioscope wrote The mix up between Mabel Charles and the dummy is extremely funny and in the restaurant Mr Chaplin gives a very excellent study in inebriation This is certainly one of the best of the Keystone comedies citation needed Cast editCharlie Chaplin Mabel s Husband Mabel Normand Mabel Mack Swain Wellington Eva Nelson Wellington s wife Hank Mann Tough in bar Charles Murray Man in bar Harry McCoy Man in bar Wallace MacDonald Delivery boy Al St John Delivery boy Grover Ligon Bartender Alice Davenport Concerned neighbourSee also editList of American films of 1914References edit Interesting Film Reviews Motion Picture News July 18 1914 Retrieved June 5 2020 Comments on the Films The Moving Picture World July 4 1914 Retrieved June 5 2020 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mabel s Married Life The short film Mabel s Married Life is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive Mabel s Married Life at IMDb nbsp Mabel s Married Life on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mabel 27s 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