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.

Updated May 28 2020

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1913-12-14

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Runtime: 11 mins Rating: 6.0

Cast

Hank Mann

2nd Henchman

Mack Swain

Villager / Cop

Edgar Kennedy

Cop (uncredited)

Ford Sterling

Oil Well Buyer

Mabel Normand

Oil Well Buyer's Sweetheart

Peggy Pearce

Party Guest (uncredited)

Charles Avery

Man at Oil Well (uncredited)

Charles Inslee

Chief of Wazini