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01/02/1915 Comedy 0h 29m
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Overview

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 finally gets to act, he ruins his scene, accidentally destroys the set, and tears the skirt of the star of the movie.

  1. Charlie Chaplin

    Director, Writer

  2. Louella Parsons

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Charlie Chaplin

    Film Extra

  2. Ben Turpin

    Film Extra, in Anteroom

  3. Charlotte Mineau

    Film Star

  4. Leo White

    Actor, Hussar Officer

  5. Robert Bolder

    Studio President

  6. Charles J. Stine

    Director

  7. Arthur W. Bates

    Carpenter

  8. Jess Robbins

    Cameraman

  9. Gloria Swanson

    Stenographer (uncredited)

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-06-06
Charlie Chaplin turns up for an interview at the "Lockstone" film studios (they've even got a water cooler!) - desperate for a job... He'll do anything, which is just as well because every task he his assigned by the director he manages to cock up. It's funny for about ten minutes, the timing and precision seems effortless but, despite the introduction of a few new foils for his humour (the leading lady, leading man and a poor old chippie just trying to get the sets built) it gets quite predictably repetitive pretty soon. There are only so many times you can get away with poking someone with a...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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