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A Victim of Circumstance (1911)

Directed by Mack Sennett

Drama · 10m

It is hubby's birthday and the wife wishing to surprise him, surreptitiously interviews the jeweler's clerk to order a gold watch as a present. Her mysterious action arouses suspicion in the husband, who follows her at a distance and witnesses the meeting between her and the clerk. The hour arriving for the delivery of the watch, wifey goes to the door to meet it, and while standing outside, the door closes and locks on her skirt, holding her captive. Having no key, she induces the clerk to climb through the second story window and come down to unlock the door. All would have been well, but the clerk encounters the husband and it looked had for the clerk for a while.

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Cast

Fred Mace The Jewelry Clerk Dell Henderson The Husband Lily Cahill The Wife Mabel Normand

Crew

Director
Mack Sennett

Details

Release date
1911-11-02
Runtime
10m
Genres
Drama
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
No Language
Countries
United States of America
Production
Biograph Company