His New Profession (1914)
1914 · Silent film · 12 min · dir. Charlie Chaplin
- Comedy
Synopsis
Charlie meets a couple and agrees to care for the man's crippled uncle. After the couple breaks up the man's new girl drops some eggs which Charlie slips on while trying to control the wheelchair. Charlie sets up the uncle near another wheelchair on a jetty, from which he lifts a beggar's cup and "invalid" sign. These he places with the uncle, and money begins to roll in. Charlie takes the money and buys himself a drink. Returning, he gets to know the abandoned young woman. After pushing the…
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Details
- Director
- Charlie Chaplin
- Writer
- Charlie Chaplin
- Cinematography
- Frank D. Williams
- Studio
- Keystone Film Company
- Released
- 1914-08-31
- Running time
- 12 minutes
Cast & crew
Charlie Chaplin Director- Charlie Chaplin
Jess Dandy
Charley Chase
Cecile Arnold
Harry McCoy
Roscoe Arbuckle- Dan Albert
Glen Cavender
