My Valet
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{{Infobox film
| name = My Valet
| image = File:MabelNormandMyValet1915.jpg
| caption = Theatrical poster
| director = Mack Sennett
| producer = Mack Sennett
| writer = Mack Sennett
| narrator =
| starring = Raymond Hitchcock
Mack Sennett
Mabel Normand
| music =
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio = Keystone Film Company
| distributor = Triangle Film Corporation
| released = {{Film date|1915|11|07}}
| runtime = 33 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
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My Valet is a 1915 short comedy film written, produced, and directed by Mack Sennett and starring Raymond Hitchcock, Sennett, and Mabel Normand. The film was released by the Keystone Film Company and Triangle Distributing with a running time of 33 minutes. It was released on November 7, 1915 in the United States.{{cite book |last1=Walker |first1=Brent E. |title=Mack Sennett's Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio and His Keystone and Mack Sennett Comedies, with Biographies of Players and Personnel |date=2010 |publisher=McFarland Inc. |isbn=9780786457076 |page=322 |url=https://archive.org/details/macksennettsfunf0000unse/page/322/mode/2up |access-date=20 February 2024}}Dwyer, 1996 p. 10: The film was “first shown in New York on September 23, 1915 to commemorate the formation of Triangle [studios].” A print exists.
Cast
- Raymond Hitchcock as John Jones
- Mack Sennett as John's Valet
- Mabel Normand as Mabel Stebbins
- Fred Mace as French Count
- Frank Opperman (actor) as Hiram Stebbins
- Alice Davenport as Mrs. Stebbins
Production and release
The filming and promotion of My Valet was a major endeavor for producer Mack Sennett. A four-reeler, it first appeared in New York on September 23, 1915 marking the formation of Triangle-Keystone, the studio’s first release.Dwyer, 1996 p. 10: “...an important film…to commemorate the formation of Triangle.”
Notes
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References
- Dwyer, Ruth Anne. 1996. Malcolm St. Clair: His Films, 1915-1948. The Scarecrow Press, Lantham, Md., and London. {{ISBN | 0-8108-2709-3}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160303205834/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/141732/My-Valet/overview My Valet] in the New York Times
- {{IMDb title|0005792}}
- [https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/562311/my-valet My Valet] at Turner Classic Movies
- [http://looking-for-mabel.webs.com/myvalet.htm My Valet] in Looking for Mabel Normand
{{Mack Sennett}}
Category:Films directed by Mack Sennett
Category:Films produced by Mack Sennett
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Keystone Studios films
Category:Triangle Film Corporation films
Category:Silent American comedy short films
Category:1910s English-language films
Category:English-language comedy short films
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