Mack Sennett

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Mack Sennett

Born January 17, 1880 · Richmond, Québec, Canada

Died November 5, 1960 · aged 80

Mack Sennett (born Michael Sinnott; January 17, 1880 – November 5, 1960) was a Canadian born actor, director, comedian and studio head, known as the 'King of Comedy'. He produced more than 1,000 silent films and several dozen talkies during a 25-year career. He became a United States citizen in 1932. Sennett was born and raised in Richmond, Quebec. He moved to Connecticut when he was 17 years old…

Known For

In ConferenceIn Conference · 1931
In Conference
1931
MovieComedy
Walter MacIntosh and Abe Salisbury are filmmakers in the process of viewing their swashbuckling romance epic, 'The Loves of LaVorees', starring silent screen idol, Romaine Salisbury, hotly contested within Hollywood and part of an expensive silent film production, only for Bovine Productions to switch to sound production and reveal to them for the first time, Romaine's real all-talking, all-singing voice.
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone KopsAbbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops · 1955
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
★ 6.21955
MovieComedy
Harry and Willie are scammed into buying the Thomas Edison studio lot by a man named Gorman. They decide to follow Gorman's trail to Hollywood where, unbeknownst to them, he has taken the identity of a foreign film director. The lads wind up as stunt doubles in film the which Gorman is now shooting, while the conman tries to have the bungling pair done away with before they realize who he really is.
A Sea Dog's TaleA Sea Dog's Tale · 1926
A Sea Dog's Tale
★ 7.01926
MovieComedy
An island princess falls in love with a young man whose picture she sees in the newspaper. Her father, the king, sends his agents to the U.S. to kidnap the man and bring him back to the islands to marry his daughter. Complications ensue.
Making a LivingMaking a Living · 1914
Making a Living
★ 5.71914
MovieComedy
A swindler scams a newspaper reporter-photographer and then, not realizing where the man is employed, applies for a job at his newspaper.
Mabel's Strange PredicamentMabel's Strange Predicament · 1914
Mabel's Strange Predicament
★ 5.41914
MovieComedy
A tramp gets drunk in a hotel lobby and, upstairs, causes some misunderstandings between Mabel, two hotel guests across the hall from her room, and Mabel's visiting sweetheart.
Married LifeMarried Life · 1920
Married Life
★ 9.01920
MovieComedy
Ben Turpin's rival marries his college sweetheart played by Phyllis Haver.
The Fatal Glass of BeerThe Fatal Glass of Beer · 1933
The Fatal Glass of Beer
★ 6.01933
MovieComedy
The prodigal son of a Yukon prospector comes home on a night that "ain't fit for man nor beast."
Tillie's Punctured RomanceTillie's Punctured Romance · 1914
Tillie's Punctured Romance
★ 6.21914
MovieComedy
A womanizing city man meets Tillie in the country. When he sees that her father has a very large bankroll for his workers, he persuades her to elope with him.

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Over the Hills to the Poor HouseOver the Hills to the Poor House · 1908
Over the Hills to the Poor House
★ 4.81908
MovieDrama
The widowed elderly mother of three adult children, two sons and a daughter, wishing to relieve herself of the burden of care of her property, decides to divide it up among her children. To her son Charles, a wild but kind young fellow, she leaves a small amount, feeling that he will soon run through it. The good-hearted boy is perfectly satisfied, believing in the wisdom of his mother's actions. He assumes she will find a home with one of his siblings, who are married and settled. The old woman moves in with her married son, but is driven out by his wife over an argument about her young granddaughter. She is forced to move into a squalid apartment in a cheap tenement house, but is evicted for failing to pay her rent. Mack Sennett appears as a bartender in this film.

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