Caught in a cabaret

Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. CUY.; Cinematography, Frank D. Williams.; Charlie Chaplin, Mabel Normand, Harry McCoy, Chester Conkin, Edgar Kennedy, Minta Durfee.; "Given an hour off from his job as a cafe waiter, Charlie rescues Mabel from a thug, is given an invitation to her home, and arrives presenting a card which falsely identifies him as the Greek Ambassador. Before he can get back to work, her parents invite him to a future garden party. Her jealous lover has Charlie followed back to the cafe. Charlie is a hit at the garden party but, as he leaves to return to work, the rival invites everyone to go with him to the cafe so Charlie will be exposed"--Internet Movie Database.; PFA 1604-01-9295. D0247; Silent with English intertitles.; PFA 1604-01-9295. CONDITION NOTE: Last checked: Major scratches and spots toward the end CONDITION NOTE: Last checked: 2006/10/10 same, dupey print.

Chaplin plays a waiter who fakes being a Greek Ambassador to impress a girl. He then gets in trouble with the girl's jealous boyfriend. Mabel Normand wrote and directed comedies before Chaplin and mentored her young co-star. She also mentored Chaplin.