His Trysting Place
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''His Trysting Place'' is a 1914 American short silent comedy film written and directed by Charlie Chaplin and starring Chaplin and Mabel Normand.


Plot

Charlie and his friend Ambrose meet in a restaurant and accidentally leave with each other's coats. Charlie was going to pick up a baby bottle and Ambrose was going to mail a love letter that was in his coat pocket. Charlie's wife finds the letter and thinks he has a secret lover and Ambrose's wife believes he has an illegitimate child. Controversy arises in the park between Charlie and his wife and Ambrose and his wife. It is resolved at the end, but Charlie sparks another fight between the other couple by showing his friend's wife the love letter that was in his pocket.


Reviews

Louis Reeves Harrison of the ''Montgomery Journal'' wrote this positive review about ''His Trysting Place'': "The comic spirit is entirely too deep and subtle for me to define. It defies analysis. The human aspect is certainly dominant. It is funniest when it is rich in defects of character. The incongruity of Chaplin's portrayals, his extreme seriousness, his sober attention to trivialities, his constant errands and as constant resentment of what happens to him, all this has to be seen to be enjoyed. He merely sits down in the kitchen to read the war news, while Mabel tries to tend baby on the kitchen table and make bread at the same time. He leans back and puts one foot on the stove, upsetting the boiling kettle, when a flame leaps up and burns his leg, then trouble begins." ''Motion Picture Review'' provided this review: "Chaplin does some particularly amusing stunts in this
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and the fun runs high through the entire two reels."


Cast

* Charlie Chaplin - Mabel's husband * Mabel Normand - Mabel *
Mack Swain Mack Swain (born Moroni Swain; February 16, 1876 – August 25, 1935) was an early American film actor, who appeared in many of Mack Sennett’s comedies at Keystone Studios, including the Keystone Cops series. He also appeared in major fea ...
- Ambrose *
Phyllis Allen Phyllis Allen (November 25, 1861 – March 26, 1938) was an American vaudeville and silent screen comedian. She worked with Charles Chaplin, Mabel Normand, Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, and Mack Sennett during a film career spanning 74 movies in the ...
- Ambrose's wife


References


External links

* * 1914 films American silent short films American black-and-white films 1914 comedy films Silent American comedy films Short films directed by Charlie Chaplin Keystone Studios films Films produced by Mack Sennett Articles containing video clips 1914 short films American comedy short films 1910s American films {{1910s-short-comedy-film-stub