As with all good farces, the premise of this one is silly. While vacationing in Paris, Mabel and Garry meet, marry and divorce after she learns Garry has bought lingerie and assumes he has bought it for another woman. After she discovers that the sexy night apparel is embroidered with 'To Mabel from Garry,' she decides she made a big mistake and wants Garry back. After returning to America, Mabel visits Garry in his office and turns the charm on but to no avail. As with the best silent comedies, it is the title cards that add much of the humor. After a secretary catches Mabel sitting on Garry's lap, Garry insists that his reputation will be ruined and that "Now people will think I'm a swivel-chair sheik." But it's at a weekend house party that the frenetic farce really gears up. Garry is desperate to get the embroidered lingerie back. There is much running around, hiding under the bed and in a trunk, climbing in and out of a window and general craziness. As silly and naive as it all is, it is also very funny and Marie Prevost shines in the role of Mabel.
Review of Up in Mabel's Room
