The Gusher (1913)
Mabel has two suitors - an oily con man, whom she mocks in a very funny scene where she is shown twiddling a fake moustache and making her feelings very clearly felt. Even in this early comedy her natural fun comes through. The one she really loves is clumsy yokel Ford Sterling, who is determined to buy an oil well that the con man has for sale. The conman gets a local fellow to pour oil over the property. Ford falls for it and buys it - Mabel and he are to be married. Then the fellow confesses that it was just a scam - there was no oil.
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Mabel has two suitors - an oily con man, whom she mocks in a very funny scene where she is shown twiddling a fake moustache and making her feelings very clearly felt. Even in this early comedy her natural fun comes through. The one she really loves is clumsy yokel Ford Sterling, who is determined to buy an oil well that the con man has for sale. The conman gets a local fellow to pour oil over the property. Ford falls for it and buys it - Mabel and he are to be married. Then the fellow confesses that it was just a scam - there was no oil.
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Genre:Comedy
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In Theaters:12/14/1913
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Runtime:11 minutes
Studio:Keystone Film Company
Cast
Mack Sennett
Director
Ford Sterling
Oil Well Buyer
Mabel Normand
Oil Well Buyer's Sweetheart
Charles Inslee
Con Man
Bert Hunn
1st Henchman
Hank Mann
2nd Henchman
Mack Swain
Villager / Cop
Charles Avery
Man at Oil Well (uncredited)
Dot Farley
Party Guest (uncredited)
William Hauber
Party Guest / Cop (uncredited)
George Jeske
Money Lender (uncredited)
Edgar Kennedy
Cop (uncredited)
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