Name: Hide and Seek
Released: 1913-04-03
Duration: 6 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Mabel Normand, Ford Sterling

About

The young granddaughter of a banker plays a game of hide-and-seek with her mother, Mabel. After Mabel walks away, the child disappears. A clerk, realizing the time, closes the vault she’d been hiding in. Mabel, unbeknownst to her child’s wandering, believes her daughter is locked in the now closed vault. Mabel frantically calls for help, resulting in a comedic rescue.

Theatrical

Apr 3, 1913

Director

Mack Sennett

Keywords

bank vault banker rescue black and white hiding family silent film bank vault hide and seek bank clerk lost child missing daughter granddaughter child rescue mischievous playful fireman short film mother and daughter mistaken father and daughter lost girl disappearing comedy humor