Mabel's Stratagem

Mabel's Stratagem

6 mins | Dec. 29, 1912

Fred Mace plays a businessman with two secretaries. He gets playful with the second secretary, Mabel Normand. His wife, Alice Davenport walks in on him. He does some nice embarrassed husband pantomime. Davenport fires the two secretaries and tell Fred that he will only have male secretaries from now on. The next day, Mabel arrives in drag as a boy to apply for the job. The wife takes him into the next office and starts to make a pass at him.

Mabel's Stratagem

6 mins | Dec. 29, 1912

Mabel's Stratagem
Fred Mace plays a businessman with two secretaries. He gets playful with the second secretary, Mabel Normand. His wife, Alice Davenport walks in on him. He does some nice embarrassed husband pantomime. Davenport fires the two secretaries and tell Fred that he will only have male secretaries from now on. The next day, Mabel arrives in drag as a boy to apply for the job. The wife takes him into the next office and starts to make a pass at him.
Producers Keystone Film Company
Original title Mabel's Stratagem
Directors Mack Sennett
Writers

Cast

Mabel Normand

as Mabel

Fred Mace

as Jones - Mabel's Boss

Alice Davenport

as Mrs. Jones