Independent Films, Comedy, Classics
Masquerader
by CharlieChaplin
Charlie is an actor in a film studio. He messes up several scenes and is tossed out. Returning dressed as a lady, he charms the director. Even so, Charlie never makes it into film, winding up at the bottom of a well.
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Masquerader by CharlieChaplin is licensed under a Creative Commons Public Domain 3.0 License.
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Details
Language: Silent
Year of production: 1914
Length: 9min 1sec
Country: United States
Suggested by:
Baxter Martin
Directors:
Charles Chaplin
Producers:
Mack Sennett
Actors:
Charles Chaplin .... Film Actor/Beautiful Stranger
Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle .... Film Actor
Chester Conklin .... Film Actor
Charles Murray .... Film Director
Jess Dandy .... Actor/Villain
Minta Durfee .... Leading Lady
Cecile Arnold .... Actress
Vivian Edwards .... Actress
Harry McCoy .... Actor
Charley Chase .... Actor
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Billie Bennett .... Actress (uncredited)
Glen Cavender .... Other Director (uncredited)
Billy Gilbert .... Cameraman (uncredited)
Grover Ligon .... Actor (uncredited)
Gene Marsh .... Actress (uncredited)
Mabel Normand .... Actress (uncredited)
Frank Opperman .... Actor (uncredited)
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Film reviews for Masquerader
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Baxter Martin
“The Masquerader” (1914, USA, Chaplin)
This film marks Chaplin’s 24th as an actor and 10th as director. While this isn’t one of Chaplin’s better films overall, it does have a few highlights. The first and biggest highlight is a scene with Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle who is clearly his comedic equivalent. This scene has Charlie, after being picked to be in a film, sitting at his dressing room table trying to reach around to steal a co-actor’s soda. The co-actor (Arbuckle) quickly realizes what Charlie is attempting and keeps switching the soda, first with a ‘gasolene cocktail’ and then with a few swats on Charlie’s hand. It is a playful scene that matches Charlie’s antics which seems to be a rarity.
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