His New Job (1915)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Charles Chaplin

Writer:

Charles Chaplin (writer)

Release Date:

1 February 1915 (USA)

Genre:

Short | Comedy

Tagline:

Essanay PRESENTS THE ONE AND ONLY CHARLES CHAPLIN IN ANOTHER IRRESISTIBLE ABSURDITY.

Plot:

Charlie is trying to get a job in a movie. After causing difficulty on the set he is told to help the carpenter...

Plot Keywords:

Hollywood | Public Domain

Cast

Charles Chaplin	...	Film Extra
Ben Turpin	...	Film Extra, in Anteroom
Charlotte Mineau	...	Film Star
Leo White	...	Actor, Hussar Officer
Robert Bolder	...	Studio President
Charles J. Stine	...	Director
Arthur W. Bates	...	Carpenter
Jess Robbins	...	Cameraman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Charles Hitchcock	...	Leading Man (unconfirmed)

Also Known As:

Charlie's New Job

Runtime:

32 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Silent

Certification:

Argentina:Atp

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Essanay Film Manufacturing Company, The

Trivia:

This film is one of Gloria Swanson's earliest screen appearances. She's the stenographer on the left that Chaplin speaks to when the film begins. She auditioned for the female lead, but Chaplin didn't see that the role suited her. She would later admit that she hated slapstick comedy and had been deliberately uncooperative.

Goofs:

Continuity: A taped "X" on Ben Turpin's neck, used by Charlie to strike a match against, disappears when the gag is over.

Movie Connections:

Edited into The Essanay-Chaplin Revue of 1916 (1916)

Average Chaplin

This fairly routine farce from Chaplin sees his tramp character apply for a job as a film extra with a talent agency, then subsequently cause havoc on the set. Throughout the film he has a running battle with cross-eyed foe Ben Turpin, who provided a foil Chaplin on a number of occasions during Chaplin's time at Essanay. The slapstick is mostly of the spitefully violent type so often provided by the tramp in his earlier incarnations. Odd, really, how lovable this character was considered when, in nine times out of ten, he initiated violent confrontations with unprovoked attacks on others. This is passable entertainment but is not one of Chaplin's best, and is noticeable only for the glimpse it gives us of the early days of film-making.