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Kivääri olalle vie!

Original title: Shoulder Arms
  • 1918
  • S
  • 36m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
7.5K
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Kivääri olalle vie! (1918)
ShortComedyWar

Charlie is a boot camp private who has a dream of being a hero who goes on a daring mission behind enemy lines.Charlie is a boot camp private who has a dream of being a hero who goes on a daring mission behind enemy lines.Charlie is a boot camp private who has a dream of being a hero who goes on a daring mission behind enemy lines.

  • Director
    • Charles Chaplin
  • Writer
    • Charles Chaplin
  • Stars
    • Charles Chaplin
    • Edna Purviance
    • Syd Chaplin
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    7.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Charles Chaplin
    • Writer
      • Charles Chaplin
    • Stars
      • Charles Chaplin
      • Edna Purviance
      • Syd Chaplin
    • 51User reviews
    • 24Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Charles Chaplin, Alva D. Blake, and Syd Chaplin in Kivääri olalle vie! (1918)
    Charles Chaplin in Kivääri olalle vie! (1918)
    Kivääri olalle vie! (1918)
    Charles Chaplin, Albert Austin, and Tom Wilson in Kivääri olalle vie! (1918)
    Charles Chaplin, Albert Austin, and Tom Wilson in Kivääri olalle vie! (1918)
    Charles Chaplin, Albert Austin, and Tom Wilson in Kivääri olalle vie! (1918)
    Charles Chaplin and Tom Wilson in Kivääri olalle vie! (1918)
    Charles Chaplin and Tom Wilson in Kivääri olalle vie! (1918)
    Charles Chaplin and Tom Wilson in Kivääri olalle vie! (1918)
    Charles Chaplin, Albert Austin, and Tom Wilson in Kivääri olalle vie! (1918)
    Charles Chaplin and Tom Wilson in Kivääri olalle vie! (1918)
    Charles Chaplin and Tom Wilson in Kivääri olalle vie! (1918)

    Cast54

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    Charles Chaplin
    Charles Chaplin
    • Doughboy
    • (as Charlie Chaplin)
    Edna Purviance
    Edna Purviance
    • The Girl
    Syd Chaplin
    Syd Chaplin
    • Charlie's Comrade
    • (as Sydney Chaplin)
    • …
    Loyal Underwood
    Loyal Underwood
    • Short German Officer
    Henry Bergman
    Henry Bergman
    • Fat Whiskered German Soldier…
    Tom Wilson
    Tom Wilson
    • Dumb German Wood-Cutter
    Albert Austin
    Albert Austin
    • American Officer…
    Jack Wilson
    • Crown Prince
    W.J. Allen
    • Motorcyclist
    • (uncredited)
    L.A. Blaisdell
    • Motorcyclist
    • (uncredited)
    Alva D. Blake
    Alva D. Blake
    • U.S. Soldier
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    Cliff Brouwer
    • Soldier
    • (uncredited)
    E. Brucker
    • Bit Part in Street Scene
    • (uncredited)
    F.S. Colby
    • Soldier
    • (uncredited)
    Slim Cole
    • Soldier
    • (uncredited)
    Wellington Cross
    • Motorcyclist
    • (uncredited)
    E.H. Devere
    • Bit Part in Street Scene
    • (uncredited)
    C.L. Dice
    • Motorcyclist
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Charles Chaplin(uncredited)
    • Writer
      • Charles Chaplin
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Many in Hollywood were nervous that one of their most famous peers was going to tackle the subject of WWI. It was released shortly before the Armistice, so it did not help boost national morale, but it did end up as one of Charles Chaplin's most popular films and it was particularly popular with returning doughboys.
    • Goofs
      Charlie, disguised as a tree, enters a pipe to escape a German. When the German tries to pull Charlie out, he separates the lower part of the tree costume along with Charlie's shoes. When Charlie emerges from the other end of the pipe, he is still wearing shoes.
    • Quotes

      Officer: How did you capture thirteen?

      Recruit: I surrounded them.

    • Crazy credits
      The short opens with a title card showing a caricature of Chaplin dressed as a World War I soldier, and text reading "Shoulder Arms Written and Produced by" followed by a blank space. A live action hand appears and points to the title, then the drawing, then uses a piece of white chalk to sign "Charles Chaplin" in the blank space, then points to the caricature one more time.
    • Connections
      Edited into Chaplinin Revyy (1959)

    User reviews51

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    Review
    Featured review
    8/10
    Chaplin wins the war
    Charlie Chaplin wins the war single handedly in this funny amusing film. This was one of Chaplins most successful films and is easy to see why. Made at a time when people needed a diversion from one the most terrifying wars ever Chaplin fins a light hearted way to make people feel good for a while.

    The film starts with him having some funny problems in boot camp when he falls a sleep he finds himself being deployed to to trenches of France and immediately has problems manicuring inside the trench, He finally goes over the top rescues a friend, falls in love with a french lady, and then captures the Kaiser.

    It is all rather light hearted and very amusing a good film to see
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    • Mar 24, 2011

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 23, 1929 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
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      • Official Site
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Olalle vie
    • Filming locations
      • 7th Street and Broadway, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA(traffic cop trouble in front of Bullock's Department Store.)
    • Production company
      • Charles Chaplin Productions
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    Technical specs

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

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