Mabel has two suitors - an oily con man, whom she mocks in a very funny scene where she is shown twiddling a fake moustache and making her feelings very clearly felt. Even in this early comedy her natural fun comes through. The one she really loves is clumsy yokel Ford Sterling, who is determined to buy an oil well that the con man has for sale. The conman gets a local fellow to pour oil over the property. Ford falls for it and buys it - Mabel and he are to be married. Then the fellow confesses that it was just a scam - there was no oil.
- Created by
- Mack Sennett
- Origin
- US
- TMDB rating
- 4.5 / 10 · 3 votes
Cast
Ford SterlingOil Well Buyer
Mabel NormandOil Well Buyer's Sweetheart
Charles InsleeCon Man- Bert Hunn1st Henchman
Hank Mann2nd Henchman
Mack SwainVillager / Cop
Charles AveryMan at Oil Well (uncredited)
Dot FarleyParty Guest (uncredited)- William HauberParty Guest / Cop (uncredited)
George JeskeMoney Lender (uncredited)