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Work (1915)

41 min  -  Comedy | Short  -   21 June 1915 (USA)
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Charlie and his boss have difficulties just getting to the house they are going to wallpaper. The householder... See full summary »

Director:

Charles Chaplin

Writer:

Charles Chaplin

Stars:

Charles Chaplin, Charles Inslee and Edna Purviance
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Charles Chaplin ...
Izzy A. Wake's assistant
Charles Inslee Charles Inslee ...
Izzy A. Wake, Paperhanger (as Charles E. Insley)
Edna Purviance Edna Purviance ...
Maid
Billy Armstrong Billy Armstrong ...
The Husband
Marta Golden Marta Golden ...
The Wife
Leo White Leo White ...
The Secret Lover
Paddy McGuire Paddy McGuire ...
The Plasterbearer
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Storyline

Charlie and his boss have difficulties just getting to the house they are going to wallpaper. The householder is angry because he can't get breakfast and his wife is screaming at the maid as they arrive. The kitchen gas stove explodes, and Charlie offers to fix it. The wife's secret lover arrives and is passed off as the workers' supervisor, but the husband doesn't buy this and fires shots. The stove explodes violently, destroying the house. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>  

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Maid | Slapstick | Wagon | Gas Leak | Explosion  | See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Short

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Charlie at Work See more »

Filming Locations:

San Francisco, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Essanay Film Manufacturing Company, The See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Canada: (Ontario)  | Argentina:

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Trivia

This film was one of several Chaplin comedies scheduled to be shown at the New-York Historical Society in September of 2001. In the wake of the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center, however, this film and one other, Dough and Dynamite, were pulled from the program, because each one ends with Charlie emerging from the rubble of a destroyed building. See more »

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Referenced in Hustling for Health (1919) See more »