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Triple Trouble

  • 19181918
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  • 23m
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Charles Chaplin in Triple Trouble (1918)
  • Comedy
  • Short
As Colonel Nutt is experimenting with explosives, a new janitor is joining his household. The inept janitor proceeds to make life difficult for the rest of staff. Meanwhile, a foreign agent ... Read allAs Colonel Nutt is experimenting with explosives, a new janitor is joining his household. The inept janitor proceeds to make life difficult for the rest of staff. Meanwhile, a foreign agent arrives at the house in hopes of getting Col. Nutt's latest invention. The inventor throws... Read allAs Colonel Nutt is experimenting with explosives, a new janitor is joining his household. The inept janitor proceeds to make life difficult for the rest of staff. Meanwhile, a foreign agent arrives at the house in hopes of getting Col. Nutt's latest invention. The inventor throws him out, so the agent then employs a thug to get the formula. When police head to the Nut... Read all
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  • Directors
    • Charles Chaplin(uncredited)
    • Leo White(uncredited)
  • Writers
    • Charles Chaplin(screenplay)
    • Leo White(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Charles Chaplin
    • Edna Purviance(uncredited)
    • Billy Armstrong(uncredited)
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  • Directors
    • Charles Chaplin(uncredited)
    • Leo White(uncredited)
  • Writers
    • Charles Chaplin(screenplay)
    • Leo White(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Charles Chaplin
    • Edna Purviance(uncredited)
    • Billy Armstrong(uncredited)
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    • 10User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Charles Chaplin and Edna Purviance in Triple Trouble (1918)
    Charles Chaplin, Billy Armstrong, and Edna Purviance in Triple Trouble (1918)
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    Charles Chaplin and Billy Armstrong in Triple Trouble (1918)
    Charles Chaplin in Triple Trouble (1918)
    Charles Chaplin in Triple Trouble (1918)
    Charles Chaplin in Triple Trouble (1918)
    Charles Chaplin and Billy Armstrong in Triple Trouble (1918)
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    Charles Chaplin in Triple Trouble (1918)
    Charles Chaplin and Edna Purviance in Triple Trouble (1918)

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    Charles Chaplin
    Charles Chaplin
    • Charlie - The Janitoras Charlie - The Janitor
    Edna Purviance
    Edna Purviance
    • Maidas Maid
    • (uncredited)
    Billy Armstrong
    Billy Armstrong
    • Cookas Cook
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    Albert Austin
    Albert Austin
    • A Manas A Man
    • (uncredited)
    Bud Jamison
    Bud Jamison
    • Trampas Tramp
    • (uncredited)
    James T. Kelley
    James T. Kelley
    • Singing Drunkas Singing Drunk
    • (uncredited)
    'Snub' Pollard
    'Snub' Pollard
    • Flop House Trampas Flop House Tramp
    • (uncredited)
    Wesley Ruggles
    Wesley Ruggles
    • Crookas Crook
    • (uncredited)
    Leo White
    Leo White
    • Countas Count
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Charles Chaplin(uncredited)
      • Leo White(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Charles Chaplin(screenplay) (story) (uncredited)
      • Leo White(screenplay) (story) (uncredited)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The film is composed of fragments filmed, but not used, in two of Charles Chaplin's movies, namely Work (1915) and Police (1916), and footage from a third never released film, "Life".
    • Goofs
      The butler, cook, and thief are obviously played by different actors in the non-Chaplin scenes.
    • Alternate versions
      In the 1990s, Chaplin's comedy Police (1916) was restored to its full length, reintegrating footage that had been cut out of the original film by Essanay and later used in Triple Trouble. The restored Police was unveiled as part of the documentary _Chaplin Puzzle, The (1992) (TV)_.
    • Connections
      Features Work (1915)

    User reviews10

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    4/10
    confusing and way sub-par,...and NOT Chaplin's fault
    Charlie Chaplin left Essanay studios after about a year because the studio "big wigs" began cutting and splicing his films even after he was guaranteed control over his films. They reneged on the bargain, so Chaplin sued (unsuccessfully).

    About two years after his break, some idiots at Essanay had the sleazy idea of taking deleted film scenes, his last previous complete Essanay short (POLICE, 1916) and splicing in some NEW scenes to make a "new" Chaplin short. The result, while not 100% horrible, is a confusing mess of a story compared to other Chaplin shorts. Plus, it just seemed wrong to even release the film. My advice is see it to see what this final product looked like from a historical perspective but don't see it for its artistic merit.
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    • May 17, 2006

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 11, 1918 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • None
    • Also known as
      • Charlie's Triple Trouble
    • Production company
      • The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      23 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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