Work

Work

NR 1915 · 28 min · ★ 5.9 · Comedy

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.

Directed by Charlie Chaplin · Written by Charlie Chaplin

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Charlie Chaplin Izzy A. Wake's assistant
Charles Inslee Izzy A. Wake, Paperhanger
Edna Purviance Maid
Billy Armstrong The Husband
Marta Golden The Wife
Leo White The Secret Lover
Paddy McGuire The Plasterbearer

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