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The Furs
(1912) United States of America
B&W : Split-reel
Directed by Mack Sennett

Cast: Mabel Normand [the wife], Dell Henderson [the husband], Kate Bruce [the husband’s mother], Mack Sennett [the salesman], William J. Butler [the money lender], William Beaudine [the office clerk], Raymond Hatton [the store deliveryman]

Biograph Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Assistant director, William Beaudine. Cinematography by Percy Higginson. / © 13 May 1912 by Biograph Company. Released 8 May 1912; in a split-reel with When Fire Bells Rang (1912). / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The production was shot in California.

Comedy.

Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Her mother-in-law strenuously objects to her extravagance, and so wifey has to resort to subtle means to get a set of furs that strikes her fancy. She gets the furs all right, but in scheming to get them home, plays her game right into mamma-in-law’s hand. To tell more of the story would spoil the surprises pulled off in the comedy.

Survival status: Print exists.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Families: Mother-in-laws - Furs

Listing updated: 4 October 2023.

References: Fussell-Normand p. 245; Spehr-American p. 2 : Website-IMDb.

Home video: DVD.

 
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