His New Profession (1914)

Charlie meets a couple and agrees to care for the man's crippled uncle. After the couple breaks up the man's new girl drops some eggs which Charlie slips on while trying to control the ... See full summary »

Director:

Charles Chaplin (uncredited)

Stars:

Charles Chaplin, Charley Chase, Peggy Page

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Charles Chaplin	...	Charlie
Charley Chase	...	Nephew (as Charles Parrot)
Peggy Page	...	Nephew's Girlfriend (as Miss Page)
Jess Dandy	...	Invalid Uncle
Cecile Arnold	...	Girl with Eggs
Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle	...	Bartender Smoking Cigar

Storyline

Charlie meets a couple and agrees to care for the man's crippled uncle. After the couple breaks up the man's new girl drops some eggs which Charlie slips on while trying to control the wheelchair. Charlie sets up the uncle near another wheelchair on a jetty, from which he lifts a beggar's cup and "invalid" sign. These he places with the uncle, and money begins to roll in. Charlie takes the money and buys himself a drink. Returning, he gets to know the abandoned young woman. After pushing the uncle and his chair into the drink and battling the beggar and two policemen (one of whom arrests the uncle), Charlie beats up his rival and gets the girl.

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Plot Keywords:

wheelchair | falling into water | old man | falling from height | cripple | 

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Genres:

Short | Comedy

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Did You Know?

Trivia

This film is among the 34 short films included in the "Chaplin at Keystone" DVD collection.

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Connections

Featured in Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin (2003)

User Reviews

New eccentric comedy

Chas. Chaplain entertains the observer in this number with a lot of new eccentric comedy. The plot is only sufficient to hang a number of amusing antics on. Some of the situations are very funny and this will please admirers of slapstick fun. - The Moving Picture World, September 26, 1914

Details

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Country:

USA

Language:

None English

Release Date:

31 August 1914 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Good for Nothing

Company Credits

Production Co:

Keystone Film Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

16 min

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1