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Work (1915)

Work (1915)

Comedy
Release Date: 1915, June 21
Directors: Charlie Chaplin
Countries: United States of America
Production: The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company
Cast: Leo White, Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Billy Armstrong, Marta Golden, Charles Inslee, Paddy McGuire

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

slapstick comedy short film explosion maid black and white cuckold silent film gas leak