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The Gusher
(1913)

 

This enjoyable comedy short, directed by Mack Sennett, stars Mabel Normand and Ford Sterling, with Charles Inslee, Hank Mann, George Jeske, Mack Swain and the Keystone Kops.

Ford invests in an oil well but is swindled by his rival for Mabel’s affections. Keystone mayhem ensues.

coverKino International
2008 DVD edition

The Extra Girl (1923), color-tinted black & white, color-toned black & white, and black & white, 68 minutes, not rated, with The Gusher (1913), color-tinted black & white, 14 minutes, not rated.

Kino Interntional, K614, UPC 7-38329-06142-5.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD disc; 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan image encoded in SDR MPEG-2 format at 8.2 Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to 60 fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 stereo sound encoded at 192 Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; no chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $24.95.
Release date: 3 June 2008.
Country of origin: USA

Ratings (1-10): video: 5 / audio: 7 / additional content: 7 / overall: 6.

This DVD edition of The Gusher has been mastered from a good to very-good 16mm reduction positive that is a quite worn but watchable.

The film is presented with a music score composed and performed on piano by Ben Model.

This edition is supplmented with Normand’s feature comedy, The Extra Girl (1923).

This is the only known edition of The Gusher on home video.

 
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Other MABEL NORMAND films available on home video.

Other KEYSTONE comedy films available on home video.

Other SHORT COMEDY FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
 
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