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Edna Purviance and Charles Chaplin.
Photo: Silent Era low-res collection. |
Work
AKA Charlot apprenti in France : [The Paperhanger], [Charlie at Work], [Only a Working Man], [The Plumber]
(1915) American
B&W : Two reels
Directed by Charles Chaplin
Cast: Charles Chaplin [the paperhanger’s assistant], Edna Purviance [the pretty maid], Billy Armstrong [the man of the house], Marta Golden [the lady of the house], Charles Insley [the paperhanger], Leo White [the dandy], Paddy McGuire [the bricklayer]
Essanay Film Manufacturing Company production; distributed by
V-L-S-E, Incorporated. / Scenario by Charles Chaplin. Cinematography by Harry Ensign. / Released 21 June 1915. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format. / The production was shot in the Majestic Studio and on Los Angeles locations, including at the Bradbury Mansion, 147 North Hill Street, Los Angeles.
Comedy.
Synopsis: Charlie is an apprentice paperhanger who causes trouble for his lazy boss and an indignant suitor in an upscale home.
Survival Status: Print exists.
Keywords: Dandies - Domestics: Maids - Laborers: Paperhangers - Ladders - Stairs - Tobacco: Cigarettes
Listing updated: 24 January 2007.
References: Film viewing : Bardèche-History p. 119; Jacobs-Chaplin p. 136; Kerr-Silent p. 79; Lahue-World p. 32; Sinyard-Silent p. 107; Sklar-Movie p. 113.
Home Video: DVD.
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