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His Musical Career
AKA Charlot déménageur in France; Musical Tramp in the USA : [Musical Tramps], [The Piano Movers]
(1914) American
B&W : One reel Directed by Charles Chaplin
Cast: Charles Chaplin [the assistant], Mack Swain [piano shop manager], Alice Howell, Phyllis Allen, Joe Bordeaux (Joe Bordeau), Charles Parrott (Charley Chase) [piano salesman], Fritz Schade, Norma Nichols, [?] Hank Mann [butler]?
Keystone Film Company production; distributed by Mutual Film Corporation. / Produced by Mack Sennett. Scenario by Charles Chaplin. / Released 7 November 1914. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format. / Working title: The Piano Movers [?] Completed or shipped? on 17 October 1914.
Comedy.
Survival Status: Print exists [16mm reduction positive].
Keywords: Animals: Donkeys - Musical instruments: Pianos - Street scenes
Listing updated: 8 April 2007.
References: Film viewing : Bardèche-History p. 85; Jacobs-Chaplin p. 135; Lahue-Kops p. 149; Lahue-Mack p. 297; Tarbox-Lost p. 197.
Home Video: DVD.
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