Charlie plays an actor who bungles several scenes and is kicked out. He returns convincingly dressed as a lady and charms the director, but Charlie never makes it into the film.
Acting
Chaplin plays three roles — himself, a woman, and a disaster.
Direction
Early Chaplin directing himself, finding his voice.
Director
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
Film actor
Roscoe 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
Billie Bennett
Actress (uncredited)
Glen Cavender
Other Director (uncredited)
Dixie Chene
Actress (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Chaplin made this during his explosive first year at Keystone, cranking out 35 films in 1914 alone.
The film-within-a-film structure lets Chaplin mock his own clumsy 'Little Tramp' origins while perfecting them.
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