Mr. Flip
About Mr. Flip
Mr. Flip, Ben Turpin, flirts his way through a secretary, a telephone operator, and a manicurist. Each woman pays him back. He leaves with a pie pushed into his face, then shaving cream, then seltzer.
Cast & crew
More about Mr. Flip
Gilbert M. Anderson, Broncho Billy, directed the Essanay short. Turpin plays Mr. Flip.
Themes
Making
Each stop is the same joke with a different prop: the women do not slap him, they use whatever is on the counter.
Preservation
A print survives. The Internet Archive holds Mr.Flip. Public domain in the United States.
Notes
- It is credited as the first pie-in-the-face gag on film. The pie is pushed in by hand, not thrown.
- Anderson was Essanay's co-founder as well as the director.
- The Internet Archive identifier is Mr.Flip.
- Essanay's comedy unit in 1909 was still in Chicago. Turpin was the studio's first full-time player.
- The short is in the public domain in the United States.
Scenes
- A woman mashes a pie into Turpin's face by hand.
- The manicurist finishes the round with seltzer.
Also available
- Internet Archive (Mr.Flip)
