Mabel's Strange Predicament (1914) In a hotel lobby an inebriated Charlie runs into an elegant lady, gets tied hup in her dog's leash, and falls down. He later runs into her in the hotel corridor, locked out of her room. They run through various rooms. Mabel ends up in one of an elderly husband where she hides under the bed. Enter the jealous wife and Mabel's lover. Director: Mabel Normand Writer: Henry Lehrman Stars: Mabel Normand, Charles Chaplin, Chester Conklin | Cult Cinema Classics