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Mabel’s New Hero
Also known as Fatty and the Bathing Beauties in the USA
(1913) American
B&W : One reel
Directed by Mack Sennett

Cast: Mabel Normand [Mabel], Roscoe Arbuckle, Charles Parrott (Charley Chase)

The Keystone Film Company production; distributed by Mutual Film Corporation. / Produced by Mack Sennett. / No copyright registration. Released 28 August 1913. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format. / Working title: The Balloon. [?] Completed or shipped? on 2 August 1913. The film was rereleased in the USA as Fatty and the Bathing Beauties.

Comedy.

Survival status: Prints exist in private film collections [16mm reduction positives].

Current rights holder: Public domain.

Keywords: Peeping toms

Listing updated: 18 March 2012.

References: Edmonds-Arbuckle pp. 246-247; Fussell-Normand p. 254; Lahue-Kops p. 141; Lahue-Mack p. 292.