Behind the Screen (1916)

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15 min - Short | Comedy | Romance - 13 November 1916 (USA)

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Charlie is an overworked labourer at a film studio who helps a young woman find work even while his coworkers strike against his tyrannical boss.

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Cast

Complete credited cast:
	Eric Campbell	...	Goliath - a Stagehand
	Charles Chaplin	...	Goliath's Assistant - David
	Edna Purviance	...	The Girl

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Three movies are being shot simultaneously and Charlie is an overworked scene shifter. The foreman is waited on hand and foot until all the shifters but Charlie go on strike. A girl looking for work pretends to be a man and helps Charlie. Charlie discovers her gender and falls in love with her. The foreman thinks they are homosexual and in the ensuing fight they become involved in a long pie throwing scene from one of the movies in production. The frustrated workers dynamite the studio. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>

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