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Charlie and friends illustrate various bonds in life and the most important, Liberty Bonds for the war... full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
a tough to rate curio moreCast
(Complete credited cast)| Charles Chaplin | ... | Charlie | |
| Edna Purviance | ... | Charlie's Wife | |
| Syd Chaplin | ... | The Kaiser | |
| Henry Bergman | ... | John Bull (British version) | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Joan Marsh | ... | Cupid (as Dorothy Rosher) | |
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Chaplin Studios - 1416 N. La Brea Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USAFun Stuff
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A fund-raising short for the United States Fourth Liberty Loan Drive in World War I. moreGoofs:
Continuity: Charlie hangs his cane on the crescent moon in long shot, but in the close-ups, the cane is not present. moreFAQ
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Technically, this is an exceptionally well-made Chaplin film--with great special effects and makeup. However, it really isn't a Chaplin short but a short advertisement for the theaters in order to sell Liberty Bonds for WWI. As an advertising and propaganda piece, it achieves it goals very well and was fun to watch but how can you really rate something like this on IMDb? You can't really stack this up against any of Chaplin's other shorts and it must be seen as a unique curio.
FYI--this is an included DVD extra from Warner Brother's Chaplin Collection. This is an exceptional set covering nearly all his full-length films and his later (and in my opinion, better-made) shorts. A great set for fans of silent comedy or an exceptional way to learn more about this comic genius.