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Her Friend the Bandit
Also known as Le flirt de Mabel in France; Charlot, ladrón elegante in Spain : [Mabel’s Flirtation]
(1914) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by Charles Chaplin and Mabel Normand

Cast: Charles Chaplin [the bandit], Mabel Normand [Mabel], Charles Murray [Count De Beans], Glen Cavender, William Hauber, Charlotte Singleton, Phillip Tyron

The Keystone Film Company production; distributed by Mutual Film Corporation. / Produced by Mack Sennett. Scenario by Charles Chaplin. Cinematography by Frank D. Williams. / No copyright registration. Released 4 June 1914. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Working title: The Italian. [?] Completed or shipped? on 22 May 1914. The film was released in Spain on 22 October 1916.

Comedy.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Counts - Imposture

Listing updated: 21 March 2012.

References: Fussell-Normand pp. 257-258; Jacobs-Chaplin pp. 30, 135; Lahue-Kops p. 146; Lahue-Mack p. 295 : Website-IMDb.