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poster The Bond
The Bond
(2.7/5)
11mn - Comedy
A propaganda film created by Charlie Chaplin at his own expense for the Liberty Load Committee to help sell U.S. Liberty Bonds during World War I. The story is a series of sketches humorously illustrating…
poster A Woman
A Woman
24mn - Comedy
Mother, father and daughter go to the park. The women doze off on a bench while the father plays a hide-and-seek game with a girl, blindfolded. Charlie leads him into a lake. Both dozing ladies on the ben…
poster Cruel, Cruel Love
Cruel, Cruel Love
9mn - Comedy
This early Chaplin film has him playing a character quite different from the Tramp for which he would become famous. He is a rich, upper-class gentleman whose romance is endangered when his girlfriend ove…
poster The Circus
The Circus
(4.1/5)
72mn - Comedy, Romance
Charlie, a wandering tramp, becomes a circus handyman - soon the star of the show - and falls in love with the circus owner's stepdaughter.
poster His New Profession
His New Profession
(5/5)
16mn - Comedy
Charlie takes care of a man in a wheelchair.
poster Shoulder Arms
Shoulder Arms
(5/5)
45mn - Comedy, War
An American doughboy, stationed in France during the Great War, goes on a daring mission behind enemy lines and becomes a hero.
poster Shanghaied
Shanghaied
30mn - Comedy
A shipowner intends to scuttle his ship on its last voyage to get the insurance money. Charlie, a tramp in love with the owner's daughter, is grabbed by the captain and promises to help him shanghai some …
poster How to Make Movies
How to Make Movies
(3.1/5)
16mn - Documentary, Comedy
This film was never released for the general public. It was hidden in Chaplin's private vaults for forty years until he included some parts of it in his compilation 'The Chaplin Revue' in 1959.
poster The Masquerader
The Masquerader
(3.0/5)
16mn - Comedy
Charlie plays an actor who bungles several scenes and is kicked out. He returns convincingly dressed as a lady and charms the director, but Charlie never makes it into the film.
poster Twenty Minutes of Love
Twenty Minutes of Love
11mn - Comedy
Charlie is hanging around in the park, finding problems with a jealous suitor, a man who thinks that Charlie has robbed him a watch, a policeman and even a little boy, all because our friend can't stop sn…
poster The Bank
The Bank
33mn - Comedy
A janitor at a bank is in love with a secretary and dreams that she has fallen in love with him too.
poster Getting Acquainted
Getting Acquainted
(2.8/5)
16mn - Comedy
Charlie and his wife are in the park when he encounters Ambrose and his wife. Each man is attracted to and shows unwanted attention to the other man's wife. A policeman becomes involved.
poster A Night Out
A Night Out
33mn - Comedy
After a visit to a pub, Charlie and Ben cause a ruckus at a posh restaurant. Charlie later finds himself in a compromising position at a hotel with the head waiter's wife.
poster Scrooge; or Marley's Ghost
Scrooge; or Marley's Ghost
(2.8/5)
6mn - Drama, Fantasy
Filmed in 35mm and in black and white, this short silent film was produced by the English film pioneer R. W. Paul, and directed by Walter R. Booth and was filmed at Paul's Animatograph Works. It was relea…
poster Tango Tangles
Tango Tangles
(2.6/5)
10mn - Comedy
In a dance hall, two members of the orchestra and a tipsy dancer fight over the hat check girl.
poster His New Job
His New Job
(3.1/5)
32mn - Comedy
When one of the actors on a movie set doesn't show up, Charlie gets his chance to be on camera and replaces the actor. While waiting, he plays in a dice game and gets on many people's nerves. When he fina…
poster The Champion
The Champion
31mn - Comedy
Walking along with his bulldog, Charlie finds a "good luck" horseshoe just as he passes a training camp advertising for a boxing partner "who can take a beating." After watching others lose, Charlie puts …
poster Rips and Rushes
Rips and Rushes
14mn - Comedy
While Larry Semon does not star in Rips and Rushes, its confident gags and frenetic pace suggest his touch. In the knockabout one-reeler set in a dance studio, three suitors compete for the girl. James Au…
poster A Film Johnnie
A Film Johnnie
(2.8/5)
12mn - Comedy
The Tramp, a film Johnnie (someone who loiters near theaters or studios to meet stars or get a job), attempts to meet his favorite movie actress at the Keystone Studio, but does not win friends there.
poster Behind the Screen
Behind the Screen
30mn - Comedy, Romance
During the troubled shooting of several movies, David, the prop man's assistant, meets an aspiring actress who tries to find work in the studio. Things get messy when the stagehands decide to go on strike.
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