We actually have two 'the first' Tramp movies. Although 'Kid Auto Races at Venice' was released before this one, 'Mabel's Strange Predicament' was the first time Charles Chaplin dressed up as The Tramp. Perhaps not the most sympathetic appearance of the beloved character - he is just a drunk who unpleasantly keeps hitting on women. The Tramp is just the side character in this one. The film's real star (and also the director) is Mabel Normand who was a big movie star at that time, so she is in the focus of the story - Mabel accidentally gets locked out of her room. She gets harassed by the drunk, she escapes into the neighboring room, meanwhile, her sweetheart comes to visit her. The plot is straightforward and it is enough to offer us a mildly entertaining slapstick comedy.
Review of Mabel's Strange Predicament
