Show threadDr. Dani SanchezAug 25, 2025
Supposedly, “Won in a Cupboard” (1914) is a send up of D.W. Griffith’s short crime thriller “An Unseen Enemy” (1912), which was the first film to star The Gish Sisters.
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Dr. Dani SanchezAug 25, 2025
Mabel’s got a good hook on her #SilentFlickerSunday #WonInACupboard
Dr. Dani SanchezAug 25, 2025
First up, is “Won in a Cubboard” AKA “Won in a Closet” (1914) (https://tinyurl.com/yc2dchrb) starring and directed by Mabel Normand. This is the second film she ever directed. It was considered to be a lost film until it was rediscovered in an Aotearoa/New Zealand archive in 2010.
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