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.
Credits
The Gusher Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Edgar Kennedy
He was 23, 58 years old when he died
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as Cop (uncredited) |
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Ford Sterling
He was 30, 55 years old when he died
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as Oil Well Buyer |
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Mabel Normand
She was 19, 36 years old when she died
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as Oil Well Buyer's Sweetheart |
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Peggy Pearce
She was 19, 80 years old when she died
|
as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Charles Inslee
He was 43, 51 years old when he died
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as Con Man |
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Hank Mann
He was 25, 83 years old when he died
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as 2nd Henchman |
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Mai Wells
|
as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Charles Avery
He was 40, 53 years old when he died
|
as Man at Oil Well (uncredited) |
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Rube Miller
He was 27, 40 years old when he died
|
as Villager (uncredited) |
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Mack Swain
He was 37, 59 years old when he died
|
as Villager / Cop |
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Bert Hunn
He was 63, 150 years old when he died
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as 1st Henchman |
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George Jeske
He was 22, 60 years old when he died
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as Money Lender (uncredited) |
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Dot Farley
She was 32, 90 years old when she died
|
as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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William Hauber
He was 22, 38 years old when he died
|
as Party Guest / Cop (uncredited) |
The Gusher Crew
