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Chaplin in drag, chaos in the streets, 6 minutes of pure silent-era mayhem.
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47
IMDb
47
Rotten Tomatoes
29
Audience Score
29
Google
82

A Busy Day (1914)

slapstick chaosKeystone kops energygender-bending gags

Overview

Comedy

A jealous wife is chasing her unfaithful husband during a parade, after he starts to flirt with a pretty woman.

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short filmsilent filmblack and white
marital jealousypublic humiliationgender performance

Standout Aspects

Acting

Chaplin's surprisingly committed housewife drag performance.

Practical Effects

Genuine parade footage with staged chaos woven throughout.

Best for:Background: Perfect chaotic filler between serious films.·Friends: Hilarious intro to silent comedy for skeptics.
Mack Sennett

Director

Mack Sennett

ReleasedMay 7, 1914
Runtime6m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensityhigh
Tonelight
Feellight
Keystone Film Company

Top Cast

Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin

Wife

Mack Swain

Mack Swain

Husband

Phyllis Allen

Phyllis Allen

The Other Woman (unconfirmed)

Mack Sennett

Mack Sennett

Newsreel Film Director (uncredited)

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Chaplin filmed this during an actual parade in Los Angeles, blending staged gags with real crowd footage.

Cultural

Mack Sennett's Keystone Studios perfected 'cops vs. chaos' formula here—this short helped establish cinema's love affair with public disorder.

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