Mabel at the Wheel

IMDb link: 0004277
IMDb rating: 5.6 (1,128 votes)
Genres: Comedy, Short
Director: Charles Chaplin, Mabel Normand, Mack Sennett
Cast: Chester Conklin, Harry McCoy and others

Release date: 18 Apr 1914
Release year: 1914
Runtime: 23 minutes
Country: United States
Keywords: racecar, race, woman driving, bombs, top hat, female protagonist, motorcycle, throwing a brick, bricks, flying bricks

Plot:

Charlie, competing with his rival's race car, offers Mabel a ride on his motorcycle but drops her in a puddle. He next joins some dubious characters in abduction of his rival just before the race for the Vanderbilt Cup. With her boyfriend locked up in a shed, Mabel takes his place. Charlie does what he can to sabotage the race, even causing Mabel's car to overturn.

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