Work (1915)

06/21/1915 (US) • 28m

Comedy

Overview

Charlie and his boss have difficulties just getting to the house they are going to wallpaper. The householder is angry because he can't get breakfast and his wife is screaming at the maid as they arrive. The kitchen gas stove explodes, and Charlie offers to fix it. The wife's secret lover arrives and is passed off as the workers' supervisor, but the husband doesn't buy this and fires shots. The stove explodes violently, destroying the house.

Top Billed Cast

Charlie Chaplin

Izzy A. Wake's assistant

Charles Inslee

Izzy A. Wake, Paperhanger

Billy Armstrong

The Husband

Marta Golden

The Wife

Leo White

The Secret Lover

Paddy McGuire

The Plasterbearer


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Status

Released

Original Language

No Language

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

slapstick comedy

black and white

maid

explosion

silent film

cuckold

gas leak

short film

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