The Water Nymph (1912 film)

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The Water Nymph
Directed by Mack Sennett
Produced byMack Sennett
Starring Mabel Normand
Production
company
Distributed by Mutual Film
Release date
  • September 23, 1912 (1912-09-23)(U.S.)
Running time
8 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Water Nymph (also known as The Beach Flirt) is a 1912 American silent comedy split-reel short film starring Mabel Normand and directed by Mack Sennett. Normand performed her own diving stunts for the film, which was the first comedy released by Keystone Studios.

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The film precedes and may have directly inspired the Sennett Bathing Beauties, a publicity staple first introduced in 1915. [1]

Cast

Production

The Water Nymph was filmed on location in Venice, Los Angeles. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Balshofer, Fred J.; Miller, Arthur C. (1967). One Reel a Week. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. p. 81. OCLC   330708.
  2. ↑ Fell, John L. (1987). Before Hollywood: Turn-Of-The-Century American Film . Hudson Hills Press. p.  148. ISBN   0-933920-91-1.
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