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Overview

User Rating:
7.6/10   1,006 votes
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Director:
Writer:
Charles Chaplin (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
2 April 1922 (USA) more
Genre:
Plot:
Charlie is an expert bricklayer. He has lots of fun and work and enjoys himself greatly while at the saloon... more | add synopsis
NewsDesk:
I'm Not a Huge Charles Chaplin Fan but...
 (From Rope Of Silicon. 2 February 2009, 12:41 AM, PST)

User Comments:
...I actually like the drunk scenes more (19 total)

Cast

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Charles Chaplin ... Laborer
Phyllis Allen ... His Wife
Mack Swain ... Foreman
Edna Purviance ... Foreman's Daughter
Syd Chaplin ... Charlie's Friend and Lunch Cart Owner
Albert Austin ... Workman
John Rand ... Workman
Loyal Underwood ... Workman
Henry Bergman ... Drinking Companion
Al Ernest Garcia ... Drinking Companion and Policeman
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Additional Details

Runtime:
28 min | USA:21 min (TCM print)
Country:
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System) (re-issue) | Silent
Certification:

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Reportedly Charles Chaplin's favorite among his own short films. more
Quotes:
Foreman: [the Laborer's digging up tiny bunches of dirt] You're working by the hour, not the ounce! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Chaplin Today: The Kid (2003) (TV) more

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2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
...I actually like the drunk scenes, 19 March 2004
9/10
Author: pichlerj from Minneapolis, MN

When the group of fellas (not unlike my buddies) stroll out of the bar and start singing, I nearly p**sed myself when the lady dumped water on them. They were so drunk they thought it was raining and broke out the umbrella...

Anyway, for anyone whose got drinkin' buddies, this is a must see. The brick laying is pretty good, an early use of playing the film backwards to create spectacular effects. Great thinking for the time this was filmed and I wonder if this was the first use of this technique.

I wasn't too clear on what Charlie was up to when he reached in his pocket, lifted his leg, and then did the reach around...turns out to be a hilarious lighting of a match that just floored me.

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