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A Busy Day (1914)

6 min  -  Short | Comedy  -   7 May 1914 (USA)
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A jealous wife (Chaplin) is chasing her unfaithful husband during a parade, after he starts to flirt with a pretty woman.

Director:

Mack Sennett

Writer:

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Stars:

Charles Chaplin and Mack Swain
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A Busy Day -- A jealous wife (Chaplin) is chasing her unfaithful husband during a parade, after he starts to flirt with a pretty woman.
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Charles Chaplin ...
The Wife
Mack Swain Mack Swain ...
The Husband
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Storyline

Charlie plays a woman, jealous over her husband's interest in another woman. She gets in the way of a cameraman, knocks over a director and a policeman, and gets thrown into a crowd of spectators at a military parade. She attacks her husband and his new flame. The husband throws her off the pier into the harbor. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

Parade | Band | Falling Into Water | Public Domain | Suffragette

Genres:

Short | Comedy

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

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Also Known As:

Busy as Can Be See more »

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Production Co:

Keystone Film Company See more »
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Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Released as a split reel along with the comedy The Morning Papers. See more »