Pay Day

Pay Day

Chaplin's finest 'Short'

NR 1922 · 22 min · ★ 7.0 · Comedy

A bricklayer and his wife clash over his end-of-the-week partying.

Directed by Charlie Chaplin · Written by Charlie Chaplin

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