Why He Gave Up
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Why He Gave Up is a 1911 short film starring Fred Mace
and Mabel Normand
. The film was co-directed by Mack Sennett
& Henry Lehrman
and filmed in Huntington, Long Island.
Fred Mace
Fred Mace was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 156 films between 1909 and 1916. Mace worked for Mack Sennett at Keystone Studios...
and Mabel Normand
Mabel Normand
Mabel Normand was an American silent film comedienne and actress. She was a popular star of Mack Sennett's Keystone Studios and is noted as one of the film industry's first female screenwriters, producers and directors...
. The film was co-directed by Mack Sennett
Mack Sennett
Mack Sennett was a Canadian-born American director and was known as the innovator of slapstick comedy in film. During his lifetime he was known at times as the "King of Comedy"...
& Henry Lehrman
Henry Lehrman
Henry Lehrman was an American actor, screenwriter and film director and producer.Born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary, Lehrman emigrated to the United States at a young age and although he is best remembered as a film director, he began his career as an actor in a 1909 Biograph Studios production...
and filmed in Huntington, Long Island.
Cast
- Fred MaceFred MaceFred Mace was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 156 films between 1909 and 1916. Mace worked for Mack Sennett at Keystone Studios...
... The Husband - Mabel NormandMabel NormandMabel Normand was an American silent film comedienne and actress. She was a popular star of Mack Sennett's Keystone Studios and is noted as one of the film industry's first female screenwriters, producers and directors...
... The Wife - Edward Dillon ... One of the Husband's Chums
- William J. Butler ... One of the Husband's Chums
- Kathleen Butler ... At Club
- William Beaudine ... At Club
- W.C. Robinson ... Cafe Employee / At Club
- J. Waltham ... At Club