Mack Sennett
Mack Sennett (born Michael Sinnott; January 17, 1880 – November 5, 1960) was a Canadian born actor, director, comedian and studio head, known as the 'King of Comedy'. He produced more than 1,000 silent films and several dozen talkies during a 25-year career. He became a United States citizen in 1932. Sennett was born and raised in Richmond, Quebec. He moved to Connecticut when he was 17 years old. In New York City, he took on the stage name Mack Sennett and became an actor, singer, dancer, clown, set designer, and director for the Biograph Company. He later opened Keystone Studios in Edendale, California, in 1912. Keystone possessed the first fully enclosed film stage, and Sennett became famous as the originator of slapstick routines such as pie-throwing and car-chases, as seen in the Keystone Cops films. He also produced short features that displayed his Bathing Beauties, many of whom went on to develop successful acting careers. Sennett's work in sound movies was less successful, and he was bankrupted in 1933. In 1938 he was presented with an honorary Academy Award for his contribution to film comedy. Mack Sennett died in Woodland Hills, California in 1960, aged 80. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]
A Corner in Wheat
as uncreditedOn a whim, a greedy tycoon decides to corner the world market in wheat. This doubles the price...
Movie pageThe Fatal Mallet
as Other Suitor (uncredited)Three men compete for the attentions of a pretty girl. One of them, a little tramp, plays dirty.
Movie pageFrank Capra's American Dream
as Self (archive footage)A documentary looking at the life and career of film director Frank Capra. Hosted by Ron Howard.
Movie pageMabel at the Wheel
as Race Spectator (uncredited)A villain, competing with his rival's race car, kidnaps the rival before the race. Mabel decides...
Movie pageThe Lonely Villa
as uncreditedA gang of thieves lure a man out of his home so that they can rob it and threaten his wife and...
Movie pageThe Sealed Room
as A SoldierThe Count sets out to make a private room for him and his Countess, built in such a way no one...
Movie pageThose Awful Hats
as Man in checkered jacket and top hatA pair of young ladies cause trouble at the cinema with their lavish hats.
Movie pageRamona
as The White ExploiterRamona, residing on her wealthy Spanish adoptive mother's rancho in California, falls in love...
Movie pageThe Knockout
as Spectator / Man Outside Arena (uncredited)To show his girl how brave he is, Pug challenges the champion to a fight. Charlie referees,...
Movie pageA Busy Day
as Newsreel Film Director (uncredited)A jealous wife is chasing her unfaithful husband during a parade, after he starts to flirt with...
Movie pageThe Lure of the Gown
as At Dance"Fine feathers make fine birds", and handsome gowns make handsome women. Hence it is when...
Movie pageAs It Is in Life
as Owner of a Pigeon FarmA man sacrifices a new marriage for the happiness of his daughter.
Movie pageThe Golden Age of Comedy
as archive footageA compilation featuring comedic stars of the silent era including Will Rogers, Laurel and Hardy,...
Movie pageThe Property Man
as Man in Front Row Audience (uncredited)Charlie is in charge of stage props and has trouble with actors' luggage and conflicts over who...
Movie pageCavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self (archive footage)This 1940 presentation features highlights of earlier (1928 onward) Oscar ceremonies including...
Movie pageHedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
as uncreditedNarrator Hopper covers two war benefit affairs, a garden party and a USO fashion show, at...
Movie pageThe Gibson Goddess
as An AdmirerA pack of admirers won't leave a beautiful woman alone at a seaside resort, so she devises a...
Movie page1776, or The Hessian Renegades
as HessianDuring the American Revolution, a young soldier carrying a crucial message to General Washington...
Movie pageMabel's Busy Day
as CustomerMabel tries to sell hot dogs at a car race, but isn't doing a very good job at it. She sets down...
Movie pageBarney Oldfield's Race for a Life
as Mabel's BoyfriendWhen Mabel romantically rejects a villain, he ties her to the railroad tracks, leaving her...
Movie pageAbbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
as Mack SennettHarry and Willie are scammed into buying the Thomas Edison studio lot by a man named Gorman....
Movie pageScreen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)
as SelfPola Negri, Bebe Daniels, Mitzi Green, Polly Moran, Mack Sennett and Marjorie Beebe are seen...
Movie pageThe Zulu's Heart
as uncreditedA Boer woman and her daughter are captured by Zulu warriors.
Movie pageA Trap for Santa Claus
as Angry Bartender (uncredited)The children of a household attempt to capture Santa, but they catch something else entirely.
Movie pageOver Silent Paths
as uncreditedIn the heart of the American west, a miner toils day after day at his rocker box while his young...
Movie pageA Victim of Jealousy
as MillinerThe young husband's irrational jealousy makes him suspicious of every attention bestowed upon...
Movie pageRomance of a Jewess
as Customer / In Bookstore / DoctorThis early D.W. Griffith short shows the director's interest in Jewish ghetto life, portrayed...
Movie pageMabel's Dramatic Career
as Mack - Mabel's SweetheartA young man falls in love with his mother's kitchen maid, Mabel. But his mother objects...
Movie pageThe Cardinal's Conspiracy
as Comic CutthroatA royal woman rejects her arranged marriage. The cardinal hatches a plan: the suitor will shave...
Movie pageThe Curtain Pole
as Monsieur DupontAn upper class drawing room. A gentleman breaks the curtain pole and goes in search of a...
Movie pageBetrayed by a Handprint
as The ButlerMrs. Wharton, a dashing widow, gives a party at her beautiful villa in honor of the presentation...
Movie pageA Flash of Light
as Wedding GuestAn experiment goes wrong and blinds a newly married chemist. The chemist's wife does not want to...
Movie pageDays of Thrills and Laughter
as Self (archive footage)An appreciative, uncritical look at silent film comedies and thrillers from early in the century...
Movie pageHer First Biscuits
as Biscuit VictimA new bride has made a batch of biscuits. Her husband pretends to like them, so she delivers the...
Movie pageThe Call of the Wild
as Party GuestGeorge Redfeather, the hero of this subject, returns from Carlisle, where he not only graduated...
Movie pageThe Invisible Fluid
as MoverHad the poor melancholy Dane, Hamlet, lived in this, the twentieth century, he would never have...
Movie pageLines of White on a Sullen Sea
as Fisherman in First PortSoon after their engagement, Bill goes to sea, and Emily vows to stay true until his return....
Movie pageThe Thread of Destiny
as uncreditedThe orphan girl of San Gabriel meets and is attracted by a Spanish stranger. The Spaniard is...
Movie pageThe Slappiest Days of Our Lives
as (archive footage)Laurel is a Scottish reporter suspected of being a spy by police detective James Finlayson....
Movie pageHis Trust
as Confederate Soldier Delivering SwordA Confederate officer is called off to war. He leaves his wife and daughter in the care of...
Movie pageThe Devil
as WaiterMack Sennett appears as a waiter in this film produced by the Biograph Company.
Movie pageMoney Mad
as Man on the StreetThe central figure is an old miser, a Harpagon of sorts, who, like Frosine, stashes his...
Movie pageNursing a Viper
as In MobDuring the French Revolution, a wealthy couple lives safely by professing republican beliefs....
Movie pageThe Brave Hunter
as The Brave HunterHere it is nice to see Sennett playing a different character than his usual hillbilly lover....
Movie pageMary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
as Self (archive footage)This documentary traces the life and work of the legendary "America's Sweetheart" Mary Pickford,...
Movie pageIn the Border States
as Union SoldierDuring the Civil War, a father living in a border state leaves to join the Union Army. After he...
Movie pageGetting Even
as MinerAll the young men in the mining camp flirt with Lucy. Bud, the youngest of them, doesn't stand a...
Movie pageThe Little Darling
as In Boarding HouseThis might be termed a comedy of errors, for the overzealousness of a lot of good-hearted simple...
Movie pageWhat the Doctor Ordered
as JenksA Mack Sennett comedy short starring Mack Sennett, Kate Toncray & Mabel Normand.
Movie pageThe Hollywood Clowns
as (archive footage)Glenn Ford narrates this hilarious look back at the greatest comedians in movie history.
Movie pageHis Trust Fulfilled
as uncreditedContinuing where His Trust (1911) leaves off, George takes care of his deceased master's...
Movie pageThe Taming of the Shrew
as Petruchio's ServantBased on Shakespeare's play. Petruchio courts the bad-tempered Katharina, and tries to change...
Movie pageIt's Showtime
as Self (archive footage)A collection of film clips profiling animal actors.
Movie pageThe Beautiful Voice
as A FrenchmanAn eccentric Frenchman passing along the avenue, hears the sound of a beautiful voice and...
Movie pageThe Black Viper
as RescuerA thug accosts a girl as she leaves her workplace but a man rescues her. The thug vows revenge...
Movie pageThe Hollywood Kid
as SelfA short packed with more stars and gags than most features of its day, this film delivered a...
Movie pageLove Among the Roses
as uncreditedIn the Kingdom of Never-Never Land there live a great Lord and Lady, each presiding over their...
Movie pageHollywood Boulevard
as Cinegrill Customer (uncredited)With a full Hollywood background and settings but more an expose of scandal-and-gossip magazines...
Movie pageA Drunkard's Reformation
as Man in the Play / Man in the Orchestra / In the BarA man arrives home late and drunk as usual. His wife reminds him that he's supposed to take...
Movie pageLady Helen's Escapade
as Dinner GuestA bored Lady Helen goes slumming as a domestic in a boarding house. There she falls in love with...
Movie pageThe Redman's View
as ConquerorAn Indian village is forced to leave its land by white settlers, and must make a long and weary...
Movie pageThe Awakening
as The ButlerA confirmed bachelor learns that he will inherit his late uncle's fortune only if he marries,...
Movie pageThe Violin Maker of Cremona
as In CrowdA contest is being held in Cremona for the best violin, with Giannina's hand in marriage as the...
Movie pageThe Way of Man
as A ButlerA woman is scarred in an accident and refuses to stand in the way of her lover's marriage to...
Movie pageCohen Collects a Debt
as uncreditedAfter second hand clothier Cohen receives $1000 from a rival firm (unaware that the amount was...
Movie pageComrades
as MackTwo creative bums invade a high society gathering by pretending to be rich.
Movie pageThe Italian Barber
as Bobby MackTony, the barber, on his way to the shop meets little Alice, the newsgirl, who runs a stand on a...
Movie pageD.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913
as uncreditedIn the span of five years, pioneering director D.W. Griffith delivered some 450 films for the...
Movie pageMan's Genesis
as uncreditedAn old man tells his grandchildren about prehistoric man: Caveman Weakhands is unable to court a...
Movie pageBalked at the Altar
as uncreditedA woman who is filled with romantic ideas is making no secret of her eagerness to find a...
Movie pageThe Girls and Daddy
as At Black & Tan Ball / PolicemanSisters guarding their house from a burglar set upon stealing their daddy's money.
Movie pageAdded Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
as Self (archive audio) (uncredited)The story of the short film from the beginning of the movies in the 1890s, when all movies were...
Movie pageHollywood Cavalcade
as Mack SennettStarting in 1913 movie director Connors discovers singer Molly Adair. As she becomes a star she...
Movie pageThe Day After
as Party GuestMr. and Mrs. Hilton throw a New Year's Eve party. They agree not to drink the punch themselves,...
Movie pageThe Broken Locket
as Peabody's CompanionGeorge Peabody is a young man who has been giving free rein to his inclinations, the principal...
Movie pageThe Song of the Shirt
as Foreman / In Office / In Second RestaurantAdaptation of a poem written by Thomas Hood.
Movie pageThe Light That Came
as SuitorA disfigured young woman with two beautiful sisters is courted by a blind man. Will he still...
Movie pageA Strange Meeting
as In CongregationMary Rollins is torn between selfish depravity and righteous living. After she's coerced into...
Movie pageThe Mended Lute
as IndianIn an Indian tribe, a girl escapes from her father and suitor to be with the man she loves.
Movie pageResurrection
as At Court / A Guard / At InnNekhludoff, a Russian nobleman serving on a jury, discovers that the young girl on trial,...
Movie pageThe Necklace
as In Pawnshop / In Jewelry Store / Party GuestMrs. Kendrick borrows a jeweled necklace from a friend for an important social event. The...
Movie pageMr. Jones Has a Card Party
as GuestMr. Jones, since his last escapade, had made strenuous efforts to amend the reputation he had...
Movie pageWhat Drink Did
as uncreditedA man leaves his wife and two daughters for work in a carpentry shop. At work, he initially...
Movie pageThe Cricket on the Hearth
as Merry AndrewAfter three years at sea, Edward returns home to find his sweetheart forced into an engagement...
Movie pageWhat's Your Hurry?
as On StreetPapa is proud of his new birthday present, a shotgun. Mary's boyfriend arrives for a visit and...
Movie pageWilful Peggy
as Man at the WeddingPeggy is a high-spirited young woman from a poor family. One day she catches the eye of a...
Movie pageAn Arcadian Maid
as The PeddlerA young maiden is seduced by a charming traveling peddler who persuades her to steal from her...
Movie pageThey Would Elope
as uncreditedTwo lovers elope and expect to be pursued by her father. But the clever father has tricked them...
Movie pageThe Son's Return
as Creditor / NeighborA son leaves to seek his fortune in the city. Many years later he returns and checks into his...
Movie pageThe Salvation Army Lass
as At Factory / Salvationist FlagbearerA girl from the New York slums falls in with crooks. After her love is arrested following a...
Movie pageWhat the Daisy Said
as (uncredited)Two sisters want to know whether there is romance in their future. One sister pulls the petals...
Movie pageMr. Jones at the Ball
as Butler / PolicemanMr. Jones at the Ball is a 1908 American silent short comedy film, part of the once-popular...
Movie pageThe Last Deal
as In BankOwen Moore is addicted to gambling and about to lose his family and job because of it. James...
Movie pageThe Little Teacher
as Tall Unruly StudentThe new school teacher fresh from the city struggles with her unruly bumpkin students, while she...
Movie pageAt Coney Island
as boyMack takes Mabel to Coney Island, only to have her stolen by slick Ford, who is temporarily out...
Movie pageThe Manicure Lady
as The BarberThe manicure lady spurns the barber and dates a rich cad instead.
Movie pageTo Save Her Soul
as Backstage at DebutAgnes, a singer in a country church, is practicing one day when a vaudeville manager hears her...
Movie pageThe Faded Lilies
as At PartyA disfigured violinist mistakes a token of appreciation for a love bouquet. When he realizes his...
Movie pageThe Mountaineer's Honor
as In PosseA mountain girl is seduced by a traveler from the valley. Her brother tracks the seducer down...
Movie pageThe Peachbasket Hat
as Policeman/In StoreMrs. Jones leaves her baby with the maid and goes shopping for a new hat. Meanwhile, the maid...
Movie pagePeeping Pete
as Peeping PeteThis early Keystone has Pete spying on his neighbor's wife through one of those little knotholes...
Movie pageCrazy Days
as Various (archive footage) (uncredited)Narrator Hughie Green tells "jokes" over clips of old silent films. Including greats such as...
Movie pageAt the Altar
as Policeman / Dinner GuestAt the Italian boarding house the male boarders were all smitten with the charms of Minnie, the...
Movie pageAfter Many Years
as Sailor / Member of Rescue PartyA castaway returns home after years lost at sea, to the wife and child he left behind. Has she...
Movie pageThe Girl and the Outlaw
as IndianMack Sennett appears as a Native American in this film produced by the Biograph Company.
Movie pageThe Furs
as The SalesmanMabel Normand is the wife of a rather rotund businessman, Dell Henderson. She doesn't get along...
Movie pageThe Indian Runner's Romance
as IndianAn Indian comforts a dying prospector in his last moments. In exchange, the prospector tells him...
Movie pageJones and His New Neighbors
as PolicemanJones' new house looks like all the others on the street. One night Jones enters the wrong house...
Movie pageFather Gets in the Game
as Father Bill WilkinsD.W. Griffith film about an elderly father who grows tired of seeing his son bring home...
Movie pageThe New Neighbor
as uncreditedWhen a new neighbor attempts to save a young wife from an intruder, her husband misunderstands;...
Movie pageMy Valet
as John's ValetThe parents of a wealthy young man arrange for him to marry a woman he has never seen. When he...
Movie pageFatty and the Broadway Stars
as Mack SennettFatty and the Broadway Stars is a 1915 American short comedy film directed by and starring Fatty...
Movie pageThe Sculptor's Nightmare
as uncreditedAt a political club, the members debate whose bust will replace that of Theodore Roosevelt....
Movie pageConfidence
as FootmanNellie flees her old life and goes east to become a nurse, where she marries a doctor. One of...
Movie pageThe Cord of Life
as PolicemanAntonine, a worthless, good-for-nothing scoundrel, demands money of his cousin Galora, an...
Movie pageFor the Love of Mabel
as uncreditedA presumably lost film starring Mabel Normand and Roscoe Arbuckle.
Movie pageLucky Jim
as JackGertrude chooses Jim over Jack, which makes Jack very jealous. Later Jim dies, and Jack marries...
Movie pageThe Speed Demon
as Minor Role (unconfirmed)An ambitious race driver who is not allowed to compete decides to outwit his competitors.
Movie pageFaithful
as Zeke [Faithful]Adonese is returning home from seeing the woman he is courting, and he is driving around a...
Movie pageThe Modern Prodigal
as uncreditedIn the opening of this subject we find the callow youth as he points towards the city's spires,...
Movie pageHis Daughter
as uncreditedWilliam promises to marry his sweetheart, Mary, after completing medical school. William's...
Movie pageThe Slave
as A BarbarianA Greek woman marries a struggling sculptor. When he can't support her and their baby, she...
Movie pageAn Awful Moment
as Policeman / Man in CourtAfter a judge (Harry Solter) does his job and sentences a man, a gypsy woman (Marion Leonard)...
Movie pageThe Politician's Love Story
as Boss Tim CroganA haughty politician, on seeing a satirical cartoon in a newspaper, rushes to the paper's...
Movie pageWhere the Breakers Roar
as PolicemanA group of collegiates decide to go for a splash. A lunatic, having escaped from a nearby...
Movie pageA Gold Necklace
as SamMazie lends her necklace to Nellie, her guest. Nellie is asleep in a hammock when Sam, her...
Movie pageThrough the Breakers
as At the Ball / At the ClubA society couple, neglect their young daughter in favor of their social life. When the girl...
Movie pageTwo Memories
as Party GuestHenry and Marion have a lover's quarrel and part in anger. They do not reconcile, and ten years...
Movie pageOver the Hills to the Poor House
as BartenderThe widowed elderly mother of three adult children, two sons and a daughter, wishing to relieve...
Movie pageIngomar, the Barbarian
as BarbarianMack Sennett appears as a barbarian in this film produced by the Biograph Company.
Movie pageA Spanish Dilemma
as Carlos, Jose's BrotherFred Ward and Mack Sennett are two Spanish brothers seeking the hand of a lovely senorita played...
Movie pageDown Memory Lane
as SelfThis film is a compilation, with narration by Steve Allen, of comedies from the old Mack Sennett...
Movie pageMurphy's I.O.U.
as Police CaptainMurphy, the cop, gives his I. O. U. to the money-lender. Pressed for payment, he gives up his...
Movie pageMr. Jones’ Burglar
as The BurglarMr. Jones stays out late playing poker with his buddies. While he's gone, a burglar starts to...
Movie pageA Strong Revenge
as SchnitzCobbler Meyer puts Limburger cheese in the shoes of grocer Schnitz to sabotage his attendance...
Movie pageAll on Account of the Milk
as The FarmhandThe hero, a young contractor, is mistaken by the heroine for a laborer, while he thinks she is...
Movie pageHis Wife's Visitor
as At ClubHarry leaves his new wife at home while he goes out to play poker. Angry, his wife fakes...
Movie pageFisher Folks
as At FairA crippled girl marries a fisherman, who also has eyes for the town flirt.
Movie page$500 Reward
as Sherlock HolmesA burglar enters the home of a wealthy man and steals a valuable necklace. A reward of $500 is...
Movie pageThe Mistaken Masher
as The Boxing ChampionGeorgie Burns is a conceited, athletic individual, who has turned his home into a gymnasium. His...
Movie pageThe Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals
as Theatre ManThe amateur dramatic society chooses the Joneses' residence as the location of its next meeting,...
Movie pageMuggsy Becomes a Hero
as uncreditedTwo spinsters on their way to church, are accosted by a couple of burly tramps. When Mabel is...
Movie pageA Lucky Toothache
as TomBessie, the new school teacher, arrives at the little western village, and on her way to the...
Movie pageWhen We Were in Our 'Teens
as The ButlerDiplomacy was not Tom's strong suit. So when May showed to him her latest painting he poured...
Movie pagePippa Passes
as In StudioPippa awakes and faces the world outside with a song. Unbeknown to her, the music has a healing...
Movie pageLove Finds a Way
as FootmanMack Sennett appears as a footman in this film produced by the Biograph Company.
Movie pageHot Stuff
as Hank HawkinsHank (Mack Sennett) loses his girl (Mabel Normand) to another guy (Dell Henderson) so he decides...
Movie pageTomboy Bessie
as Andrew - the SuitorIn this one, Mabel Normand plays the title role, a wild child who keeps tormenting people and...
Movie pageThe Water Nymph
as Mack, Mabel's BoyfriendMabel and her sweetheart go to the beach and play a trick on the boyfriend's father.
Movie pageRiley and Schultze
as RileyA constable and his sergeant are rivals for a girl, and to impress her they both attempt to...
Movie pageStolen Magic
as The Traveler's FriendA Keystone comedy short starring Mabel Normand
Movie pageThe Two Brothers
as One of Pedro's MenIn Camarillo, principality of the Spanish dominion, there lived two brothers, Jose and Manuel....
Movie pageHoffmeyer's Legacy
as The Police ChiefHoffmeyer is harassed by creditors, but thinks his troubles are over when he receives a legacy...
Movie pageDeceived Slumming Party
as Policeman / WaiterMack Sennett appears as a policeman and waiter in this film produced by the Biograph Company.
Movie pageOh, Mabel Behave
as Blaa BlaaSquire Peachem (Ford Sterling) wants to marry the innkeeper's daughter (Normand). Since Peachem...
Movie pagePat's Day Off
as Pat the CopAfter an argument with his wife in which nosy neighbors and police intervene, Pat feigns suicide...
Movie pageA Smoked Husband
as Man in Top HatAfter his wife receives an extravagant dress, a man find himself the victim of an attempted...
Movie pageThis Is Your Life
as SelfThis Is Your Life is an American television documentary series broadcast on NBC, originally...
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