Mack Sennett (1880 - 1960)

Canadian-born American director and actor, the innovator of slapstick comedy in film.

* January 17, 1880 Richmond, Canada
 as Michael Sinnott
 November 5, 1960 Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California



Vintage magazines

Photoplay, June 1928
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Books by Mack Sennett

Mack Sennett as told to Cameron Shipp
King of Comedy
New York, 1954


Books with substantial mentioning of Mack Sennett

Brian J. Robb Silent cinema Brian J. Robb
Silent cinema
Harpenden, Herts, 2007

Tom Pendergast, Sara Pendergast (eds.)
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, 2. Directors
Detroit/New York/San Francisco/London/Boston/Woodbridge, CT, 2000

Andrew Sarris (editor) The St. James Film Directors Encyclopedia Andrew Sarris (editor)
The St. James Film Directors Encyclopedia
Detroit - New York - Toronto - London, 1998

Glenn Mitchell A-Z of Silent Film Comedy Glenn Mitchell
A-Z of Silent Film Comedy, An Illustrated Companion
London, 1998

Ann Lloyd (ed.) Movies of the Silent Years Ann Lloyd (ed.)
Movies of the Silent Years
London, 1985

Richard Koszarski
Hollywood Directors, 1914-1940
New York, 1976

Walter Kerr The Silent Clowns Walter Kerr
The Silent Clowns
New York, 1975

Stanley Hochman (ed.)
A Library of Film Criticism, American Film Directors
New York, 1974

Charles Donald Fox and Milton L. Silver (eds.) Who's Who on the Screen Charles Donald Fox and Milton L. Silver (eds.)
Who's Who on the Screen
New York City, 1920

Books with an entry on Mack Sennett

Richard Abel (ed.) Encyclopedia of early cinema Richard Abel (ed.)
Encyclopedia of early cinema
London and New York, 2005

David Thomson The New Biographical Dictionary of Film David Thomson
The New Biographical Dictionary of Film
New York, 2003

Joe Franklin Encyclopedia of Comedians Joe Franklin
Encyclopedia of Comedians
Secaucus, N.J., 1979

Books with photograph(s) of Mack Sennett

Charles Donald Fox and Milton L. Silver (eds.) Who's Who on the Screen Charles Donald Fox and Milton L. Silver (eds.)
Who's Who on the Screen
New York City, 1920

Articles with substantial mentioning of Mack Sennett

Simon Joyce and Jennifer Putzi, "Greatest Combination in Motion Pictures": Film History and the Division of Labor in the New York Motion Picture Company, in: Film History, vol. 21, 2009 pp. 189-207

Films

1908
The Guerrilla

1909
The Red Man's View
The Winning Coat
In Old Kentucky
A Corner in Wheat
A Drunkard's Reformation
The Lonely Villa
The Politicians Love Story
Pippa Passes; or, The Song of Conscience
The Light That Came

1910
Happy Jack, a Hero
In the Border States
The Call to Arms
The Cloister's Touch

1911
His Trust Fulfilled
His Trust
Fisher Folks
The Lonedale Operator
Caught with the Goods

1912
The New York Hat
The Water Nymph
At It Again

1913
Mabel's New Hero
A Strong Revenge
That Ragtime Band
Cohen Saves the Flag
Barney Oldfield's Race for a Life
Hide and Seek
Fatty at San Diego
The Speed Kings

1914
A Busy Day
The Knockout
Tillie's Punctured Romance
Mabel's Strange Predicament
A Film Johnnie
Tango Tangles
Cruel, Cruel Love
Mabel at the Wheel
Twenty Minutes of Love
The Fatal Mallet
Mabel's Busy Day
The Property Man
A Bath House Beauty
Dough and Dynamite
Getting Acquainted
His Favorite Pastime
The Face on the Bar Room Floor
Gentlemen of Nerve
Laughing Gas
Those Love Pangs
His New Profession
Caught in a Cabaret
His Trysting Place
Recreation
Making a Living
His Musical Career
Her Friend the Bandit
His Prehistoric Past
Between Showers
Mabel's Married Life
The New Janitor
The Rounders
Caught in the Rain
Kid Auto Races at Venice
The Masquerader
The Star Boarder

1915
Fatty and the Broadway Stars
The Little Teacher
Saved by Wireless
Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day
Mabel and Fatty's Married Life
Mabel, Fatty and the Law
Mabel and Fatty Viewing the World's Fair at San Francisco
Fatty's Plucky Pup
Wished on Mabel
Court House Crooks
Mabel Lost and Won
That Little Band of Gold
A Game Old Knight
Fatty and Mabel's Simple Life
A Submarine Pirate

1916
A Social Club
Haystacks and Steeples
A Dash of Courage
Hearts and Sparks
The Nick of Time Baby
The Danger Girl
Fatty and Mabel Adrift

1917
Dangers of a Bride
Teddy at the Throttle
The Sultan's Wife
A Love Case
The Pullman Bride

1918
Mickey

1919
Yankee Doodle in Berlin

1920
Married Life

1921
A Small Town Idol
Molly O'
A Perfect Crime

1922
The Crossroads of New York

1923
The Extra Girl
The Shriek of Araby

1926
Circus Today

1927
Crazy to Act

1928
The Good-bye Kiss
Motorboat Mamas
The Beach Club
The Campus Vamp
His Unlucky Night
The Bicycle Flirt
The Bargain Hunt
The Chicken
The Best Man
The Lion's Roar

1929
Girl Crazy
Matchmaking Mamma
Button My Back
The Bride's Relations
A Hollywood Star

1930
Average Husband
The Bluffer
Racket Cheers
Sugar Plum Papa
Match Play
Fat Wives for Thin
Honeymoon Zeppelin
Goodbye Legs
The Chumps
Campus Crushes
Grandma's Girl
Vacation Loves

1931
Movie-Town
Dance Hall Marge
The Trail of the Swordfish
I Surrender Dear
A Poor Fish
Monkey Business in Africa
The Cannonball
Speed

1932
Hypnotized
The Dentist
Man-Eating Sharks

1933
The Fatal Glass of Beer
The Barber Shop
Feeling Rosy
The Pharmacist

1935
The Timid Young Man

1936
Hollywood Boulevard

1939
Hollywood Cavalcade

1947
The Road to Hollywood

1949
Down Memory Lane

1955
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops

1957
The Golden Age of Comedy

1961
Days of Thrills and Laughter

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