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The Water Nymph
(1912) United States of America
B&W : Split-reel
Directed by Mack Sennett

Cast: Mabel Normand [the bathing girl], Mack Sennett [her boyfriend], Ford Sterling [his father], [?] ? [his mother], [?] ? [a silly masher], [?] ? [the waiter], Mary Maxwell [a mermaid], [?] Mae Busch?

The Keystone Film Company production; distributed by Mutual Film Corporation. / Produced by Mack Sennett. / No copyright registration. Released 23 September 1912; in a split-reel with Cohen Collects a Debt (1912). / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The production was shot in late August or early September 1912 on Long Island, New York. Busch was injured in a diving accident during production and may not appear in the finished film. Credits that place Fred Mace in the cast appear to be in error. This split-reel was the first Keystone release.

Comedy.

Survival status: Prints exist in the UCLA Film and Television Archive film archive; and in the private film collection of Richard M. Roberts.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Boats - Piers - Swimsuits - USA: California: Venice - Water

Listing updated: 17 February 2023.

References: Film viewing : Blum-Silent p. 31; Fussell-Normand p. 247; Lahue-Kops pp. 33, 136; Lahue-World p. 72; Leyda-Before pp. 83, 148; Louvish-Keystone p. 322; Sklar-Movie p. 106; Tarbox-Lost p. 103; Thompson-Lost pp. 25-26 : with additional information provided by Bob Fontenrose.

Home video: Blu-ray Disc.

 
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