''My Valet'' is a 1915 short comedy film written, produced, and directed by

Mack Sennett Mack Sennett (born Michael Sinnott; January 17, 1880 – November 5, 1960) was a Canadian-American producer, director, actor, and studio head who was known as the "King of Comedy" during his career. Born in Danville, Quebec, he started acting i ...

and starring Raymond Hitchcock, Sennett, and

Mabel Normand Amabel Ethelreid Normand (November 9, 1893 – February 23, 1930), better known as Mabel Normand, was an American silent film actress, comedienne, director and screenwriter. She was a popular star and collaborator of Mack Sennett in their K ...

. The film was released by the Keystone Film Company and Triangle Distributing with a running time of 33 minutes. It was released on November 7, 1915 in the United States. A print exists.

Cast

* Raymond Hitchcock as John Jones *

as John's Valet *

as Mabel Stebbins *

Fred Mace Fred Mace (August 22, 1878 – February 21, 1917) was a comedic actor during the silent era in the United States. He appeared in more than 150 films between 1909 and 1916. Mace worked for Mack Sennett at Keystone Studios. Shortly after he left, ...

as French Count * Frank Opperman (actor) as Hiram Stebbins *

Alice Davenport Alice Davenport (née Shepphard; February 29, 1864 – June 24, 1936) was an American film actress. She appeared in 140 films from 1911 to 1930. She was born Alice Shepphard in New York City, and died in Los Angeles. She made her stage debu ...

as Mrs. Stebbins

Production and release

The filming and promotion of ''My Valet'' was a major endeavor for producer

. A four-reeler, it first appeared in New York on September 23, 1915 marking the formation of Triangle-Keystone, the studio’s first release.Dwyer, 1996 p. 10: “...an important film…to commemorate the formation of Triangle.”

Notes

References

*Dwyer, Ruth Anne. 1996. ''Malcolm St. Clair: His Films, 1915-1948''. ''

The Scarecrow Press Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group is an American independent academic publishing company founded in 1949. Under several imprints, the company offers scholarly books for the academic market, as well as trade books. The company also owns t ...

'', Lantham, Md., and London.

External links

''My Valet''
in the

New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''NYT'') is an American daily newspaper based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces, investigative reports, and reviews. As one of ...

*
''My Valet''
at

Turner Classic Movies Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is an American movie channel, movie-oriented pay television, pay-TV television network, network owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. Launched in 1994, Turner Classic Movies is headquartered at Turner's Techwood broadcas ...

''My Valet''
in Looking for Mabel Normand Films directed by Mack Sennett Films produced by Mack Sennett 1915 films 1915 comedy films American black-and-white films Keystone Studios films Triangle Film Corporation films Silent American comedy short films 1910s English-language films 1910s American films English-language comedy short films {{1910s-comedy-film-stub