Up in Mabel's Room | 1926 | Comedy, Farce

Title: Up in Mabel's Room | 1926 | Comedy, Farce Director: E. Mason Hopper. Studio: Christie Film Company. Starring: Marie Prevost, Harrison Ford, Phyllis Haver, Harry Myers. Based on: The 1919 play “Up in Mabel’s Room” by Wilson Collison and Otto Harbach. Release Date: June 20, 1926. Runtime: 66 minutes. Format: Silent, black-and-white, 1.33:1; English intertitles. Country: United States. Language: Silent . Genres: Comedy, Farce. --- Chapters: 00:00:00 Anniversary gift and the misunderstanding 00:12:00 Paris divorce and separate paths 00:25:00 Mabel returns to pursue reconciliation 00:40:00 Party at Jimmy Larchmont’s sets the trap 00:55:00 The chemise recovered and truth revealed --- Summary: Mabel Ainsworth misreads her husband Garry’s purchase of an intimate garment and, stung by suspicion, divorces him in Paris. Learning the truth—that it was meant as a monogrammed anniversary gift—she follows Garry back to New York determined to win him back. At a lively house party, flirtations, planted “evidence,” and a prized chemise fuel a series of bedroom-farce complications involving friends and rivals. After a cascade of misunderstandings, the incriminating garment is retrieved and the couple discover their divorce was never finalized, clearing the way for reconciliation. --- Background: Produced by Al Christie for the Christie Film Company and released in the United States by Producers Distributing Corporation, the film adapts a popular 1919 Broadway farce by Wilson Collison and Otto Harbach. The scenario was written by Tay Garnett and F. McGrew Willis, with photography by Hal Rosson and Alex Phillips and editing by James B. Morley. --- Trivia: The film is a silent-era adaptation of a Broadway hit that ran for 229 performances in 1919. It was remade as a sound film in 1944, directed by Allan Dwan and released by United Artists. Screenwriters Tay Garnett and F. McGrew Willis provided the scenario; Garnett later became a notable Hollywood director. A preservation print is held by the Museum of Modern Art. Recent festival screenings have used a DCP sourced from UCLA Film & Television Archive courtesy of the Packard Humanities Institute. Co-star Harrison Ford is the silent-era leading man , distinct from the modern actor of the same name. --- Public Domain / Rights: Original Release: June 20, 1926. Original Studio / Distributor: Christie Film Company / Producers Distributing Corporation. Copyright Status: Public Domain. Renewal: Unknown. --- Hashtags: UpInMabelsRoom PublicDomain SilentFilm MariePrevost HarrisonFord ClassicComedy 1920sCinema FilmHistory ChristieFilmCompany EMasonHopper Source page: https: //commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Up_in_Mabel%27s_Room_(1926).webm Direct media URL: https: //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/Up_in_Mabel%27s_Room_%281926%29.webm