Movie: Work

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Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin

Izzy A. Wake's assistant

Charles Inslee
Charles Inslee

Izzy A. Wake, Paperhanger

Edna Purviance
Edna Purviance

Maid

Billy Armstrong
Billy Armstrong

The Husband

Marta Golden
Marta Golden

The Wife

Leo White
Leo White

The Secret Lover

Paddy McGuire
Paddy McGuire

The Plasterbearer

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    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.

  • Release Date

    1915-06-21

  • Average

    5.8

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