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    Behind the Screen 1916 POSTER

    Behind the Screen

    1916

    English

    6.9

    ♡ 14

    86%

    86%

    Action

    Comedy

    falling in love

    labor strike

    movie business

    Romance

    silent film

    slapstick

    slapstick comedy

    Charles Chaplin Charles Chaplin Director Wesley Ruggles Wesley Ruggles as Actor Frank J. Coleman Frank J. Coleman as Assistant Director Charles Chaplin Charles Chaplin as David - His Assistant Edna Purviance Edna Purviance as The Girl
    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.
    The Adventurer 1917 POSTER

    The Adventurer

    1917

    English

    7.3

    ♡ 11

    71%

    71%

    Comedy

    escaped convict

    fake identity

    house party

    rescue from drowning

    slapstick comedy

    upper class

    Charles Chaplin Charles Chaplin Director Janet Sully Janet Sully as Marie Frank J. Coleman Frank J. Coleman as Prison Guard Charles Chaplin Charles Chaplin as The Convict Edna Purviance Edna Purviance as The Girl
    The daring convict no. 23, known as The Eel, escapes from prison and, after mocking his inept persecutors, saves the lives of three people in peril: a beautiful girl, her mother and an annoying suitor, only to get exhausted and almost drowned. Once he regains his strength at Judge Brown's home, he participates on an upper-class social party where he competes with the suitor for the favors of the charming Miss Brown. But prison guards are still after him…
    The Cure 1917 POSTER

    The Cure

    1917

    English

    7.1

    ♡ 8

    80%

    80%

    alcohol

    Comedy

    spa

    Charles Chaplin Charles Chaplin Director Frank J. Coleman Frank J. Coleman as Head of Sanitarium Edna Purviance Edna Purviance as The Girl Charles Chaplin Charles Chaplin as The Inebriate Eric Campbell Eric Campbell as The Man with the Gout
    An alcoholic checks into a health spa and his antics promptly throw the establishment into chaos.
    Shoulder Arms 1918 POSTER

    Shoulder Arms

    1918

    English

    ♡ 8

    80%

    80%

    behind enemy lines

    black and white

    Comedy

    short film

    silent film

    trench warfare

    War

    world war i

    Charles Chaplin Charles Chaplin Director Charles Chaplin Charles Chaplin as Doughboy Loyal Underwood Loyal Underwood as Short German Officer Tiny Ward Tiny Ward as Soldier Edna Purviance Edna Purviance as The Girl
    An American doughboy, stationed in France during the Great War, goes on a daring mission behind enemy lines and becomes a hero.
    The Rink 1916 POSTER

    The Rink

    1916

    English

    7.0

    ♡ 10

    71%

    71%

    Comedy

    lunch break

    marriage

    parent child relationship

    restaurant

    rollerskates

    roller-skating

    Charles Chaplin Charles Chaplin Director Charles Chaplin Charles Chaplin as A Waiter - Posing Leota Bryan Leota Bryan as Edna's Friend Frank J. Coleman Frank J. Coleman as Restaurant Manager Edna Purviance Edna Purviance as The Girl
    After amusements working in a restaurant, a waiter uses his lunch break to go roller skating.
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