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Work (1915 film)
by Charlie Chaplin
Work is a 1915 silent film starring Charlie Chaplin (his eighth film for Essanay Films), and co-starring Edna Purviance, Marta Golden and Charles Insley. It was filmed at the Majestic Studio in Los Angeles.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.
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Language: English
Year of production: 1915
Length: 33 minutes
Country: United States
Directors:
Charlie Chaplin
Producers:
Jess Robbins
Actors:
Charles Chaplin, Charles Inslee, Billy Armstrong, Edna Purviance, Leo White
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