Comedy / Short
USA,
1914, 28 min
Directed by:
Charlie ChaplinScreenplay:
Charlie ChaplinCast:
Charlie Chaplin, Alice Davenport, Mack Sennett, Chester Conklin, Slim Summerville, Josef Swickard, Phyllis Allen, Joe BordeauxPlots(1)
Charlie is a bone-idle prop man in a vaudeville theatre who makes his aged colleague do all the heavy lifting. He causes chaos with the various acts during the performance, including soaking stage and audience alike with a hose - the oldest film gag in the world, followed by another as he easily picks up the weight-lifter's dumbbells. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Charlie Chaplin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267698_9241dd.jpg)
Charlie Chaplin
UK
Best movies:
The Chaplin Revue (1959)
The Kid (1921)
The Great Dictator (1940)
Alice Davenport
USA
Best movies:
Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914)
![Mack Sennett](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272700_dd2a84.jpg)
Mack Sennett
Canada
![Chester Conklin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/812/157812453_3bbd67.jpg)
Chester Conklin
USA
Best movies:
The Great Dictator (1940)
Modern Times (1936)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
![Slim Summerville](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/713/161713479_04d0f3.jpg)
Slim Summerville
USA
Best movies:
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
Love Is News (1937)
King of Jazz (1930)
![Josef Swickard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/812/157812449_97d091.jpg)
Josef Swickard
Best movies:
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
The Crusades (1935)
The King of Kings (1927)
Phyllis Allen
USA
Best movies:
Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914)
![Joe Bordeaux](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/459/160459142_75c07a.jpg)
Joe Bordeaux
USA
Best movies:
The Great Dictator (1940)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)