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7.6/10   1,002 votes
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Director:
Charles Chaplin
Writer:
Charles Chaplin (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
2 April 1922 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Short more
Plot:
Charlie is an expert bricklayer. He has lots of fun and work and enjoys himself greatly while at the saloon... more | add synopsis
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I'm Not a Huge Charles Chaplin Fan but...
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User Comments:
A Short Comedy With Lots of Variety more (19 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Charles Chaplin ... Laborer
Phyllis Allen ... His Wife
Mack Swain ... Foreman
Edna Purviance ... Foreman's Daughter
Syd Chaplin ... Charlie's Friend and Lunch Cart Owner
Albert Austin ... Workman
John Rand ... Workman
Loyal Underwood ... Workman
Henry Bergman ... Drinking Companion
Al Ernest Garcia ... Drinking Companion and Policeman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Edith Blythe ... Extra (uncredited)
Virginia Bodle ... Extra (uncredited)
Ethel Childers ... Extra (uncredited)
Joe Griffin ... Extra (uncredited)
Pete Griffin ... Extra (uncredited)
Helen Kapp ... Extra (uncredited)
Sylvia Menier ... Extra (uncredited)
La Belle Raymond ... Extra (uncredited)
Harry Tenbrook ... Extra (uncredited)
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Directed by
Charles Chaplin 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Charles Chaplin  writer

Produced by
Charles Chaplin .... producer
 
Cinematography by
Roland Totheroh 
 
Film Editing by
Charles Chaplin (uncredited)
 
Art Direction by
Charles D. Hall 
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Charles Reisner .... assistant director
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Jack Wilson .... second camera operator
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mother Vinot .... seamstress (uncredited)
 
Transportation Department
Toraichi Kono .... driver: Mr. Chaplin (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Nellie Bly Baker .... secretary: Mr. Chaplin (uncredited)
Elsie Codd .... unit publicist (uncredited)
Tom Harrington .... assistant: Mr. Chaplin (uncredited)
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

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Runtime:
28 min | USA:21 min (TCM print)
Country:
USA
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System) (re-issue) | Silent
Certification:
Argentina:Atp
Filming Locations:
Chaplin Studios - 1416 N. La Brea Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Company:
Charles Chaplin Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
This is Charles Chaplin's final short film. more
Quotes:
Laborer: Which way to Christen-zen-zen Street?
[a man points one way, he goes the other]
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Chaplin Today: The Kid (2003) (TV) more

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3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
A Short Comedy With Lots of Variety, 6 August 2001
Author: Snow Leopard from Ohio

This Chaplin short has a lot of variety and some great moments. The first half is especially good, with some very good material featuring Charlie working at a construction site. There is a part with Charlie laying bricks that you will want to see if you are a Chaplin fan - it must have taken a lot of care and planning to film. The film also gets a lot of mileage out of the service elevator that the crew is using. The second part of the movie is not really as good as the first, mostly in that it relies too much on drunkenness for comic effect, but it also has some good gags. The best moments of this part are with Charlie and his imposing wife.

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