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| Charles Chaplin | ... |
Charlie
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| Charley Chase | ... |
Nephew
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Helen Carruthers | ... |
Nephew's Girlfriend
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Jess Dandy | ... |
Invalid Uncle
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Cecile Arnold | ... |
Girl with Eggs
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| Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle | ... |
Bartender Smoking Cigar
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Dan Albert | ... |
Saloon Patron in Undershirt (uncredited)
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| Glen Cavender | ... |
Drinker / Cripple (uncredited)
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Vivian Edwards | ... |
Nurse (uncredited)
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William Hauber | ... |
Smoking Cop (uncredited)
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| Charles Murray | ... |
Drinker (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Charles Chaplin | ... | (uncredited) |
Written by
| Charles Chaplin | ... | () (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Mack Sennett | ... | producer |
Cinematography by
| Frank D. Williams | ||
Editing by
| Charles Chaplin | ... | (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Mutual Film (1914) (United States) (theatrical)
- Western Import Company (1914) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Madacy Entertainment (1999) (United States) (DVD)
- Delta Music (2003) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Internet Archive (2006) (United States) (video) (as 'The Good for Nothing') (streaming)
- Reel Media International (2004) (World-wide) (VHS)
- FilmAnnex (2006) (World-wide)
- Reel Media International (2007) (World-wide)
- BFI Video (2010) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2015) (Germany) (DVD) (Die Keystone Komödien 1914)
- Grapevine Video (United States) (VHS)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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; he places these with the uncle and money starts 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.
Written by Ed Stephan |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | This film is among the 34 short films included in the "Chaplin at Keystone" DVD collection. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin (2003). See more » |