Revenge is a dish best served flaming hot — literally.
Hank (Mack Sennett) loses his girl (Mabel Normand) to another guy (Dell Henderson) so he decides to get even with some hot sauce.
Acting
Mack Sennett's exaggerated physical comedy before slapstick codification.
Direction
Early Keystone Studios energy, raw and barely controlled.
Director
Mack Sennett
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mack Sennett founded Keystone Studios the same year, making this essentially a proof-of-concept for chaos cinema.
Mabel Normand became one of the first female screenwriters and directors in Hollywood—here she's already the beating heart of early comedy.
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