Some places to Find Mabel on DVD and Video

Mickey and Suzanna are out on regular DVD, evidently the Unknown Video versions, which are both among the very best transfers of these films there are to be found. Check CD Universe, Amazon.com ~~ * ~~ John Everton in England is making Molly O available on DVD-R & VCD-R, to contact him write: malnorfilms@yahoo.co.uk

Note: I saw John's DVD version of Molly O' and bearing in mind he is not a professional video company, and taken all in all, he did an admirable job transferring and titling the film. Unless and until the UCLA Film Archive puts its restored print of Molly O' out on DVD, John's version serves us well. Though don't expect fancy packaging, John's also includes a nice menu and a special bonus slide show of stills and pictures from the film.

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With respect to other of Mabel films on DVD we should mention Image Entertainment's "Tillie's Punctured Romance," which is very well done. Madacy Video's collection of Chaplin's short films ("The Chaplin Collection") includes a superlative print of "A Gentleman of Nerve," (titled there "Charlot et Mabel aux Courses") - one of Charlie and Mabel's best films together, and worth buying the Collection for just it. Some of the other films contained in this 2 DVD set come from very good prints also. I don't at present have a link for where to get obtain a copy, but don't let that stop you from searching. Make sure it is the 2 disc pack, as Madacy has some single disc Chaplin DVDs that are different, but with the same "Chaplin Collection" title. Also check other Chaplin DVD anthologies for additional Mabel Keystone films. In addition the Mary Pickford DVD "Sparrows" has on it the Biograph short "Mender of Nets" in which a very young, rather melancholy-looking Mabel has a starring role. Great stuff!