Won in a Closet - 1914

Moving Picture World categorized the film as “a nonsense number”, but Normand's Won in a Closet, her second as director, displays her burgeoning talent. Mabel’s father, the country constable, is smitten with the mother of the boy Mabel imagines “her ideal”. The young couple’s romance is disrupted first by two rival “cut-ups” and then by misapprehension that a tramp is hiding in a closet at the mother’s home. In reality, the mother herself takes refuge in the closet to escape the constable’s attentions.

14min
1914
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating5.1/10

Cast

Charles Avery profile pictureCharles AveryMabel's Sweetheart
Hank Mann profile pictureHank MannA Rival Suitor / Farmhand
Charles Inslee profile pictureCharles InsleeHer Dad / The Constable
Alice Davenport profile pictureAlice DavenportHis Mother
Rube Miller profile pictureRube MillerA Farmhand

About Won in a Closet

Won in a Closet Overview

Moving Picture World categorized the film as “a nonsense number”, but Normand's Won in a Closet, her second as director, displays her burgeoning talent. Mabel’s father, the country constable, is smitten with the mother of the boy Mabel imagines “her ideal”. The young couple’s romance is disrupted first by two rival “cut-ups” and then by misapprehension that a tramp is hiding in a closet at the mother’s home. In reality, the mother herself takes refuge in the closet to escape the constable’s attentions.

Runtime: 14min

Extra details

Original Title: Won in a Closet
Original Language: English
Directed By: Mabel Normand
Production Companies
Keystone Film CompanyMutual Film Corporation