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His New Profession (1914)

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Film details

Featuring

Charles Chaplin Minta Durfee Charley Chase
Director

Charles Chaplin
Country

USA
Year

1914
Genre

Comedy
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Alternative titles

Helping Himself Alternative
The Good-for-nothing Alternative

Synopsis

A young man offers the poor Charlie a dollar to wheel his crippled uncle around in a bath chair.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Charlie
    
    Charles Chaplin
  - woman
    
    Minta Durfee
  - nephew
    
    Charley Chase
  - nephew's girlfriend
    
    Gene Marsh
  - uncle
    
    Jess Dandy
  - girl
    
    Cecile Arnold
  - bartender
    
    Roscoe Arbuckle
  - cop
    
    Bill Hauber
  - drinker/cripple
    
    Glen Cavender
  - drinker
    
    Charlie Murray
  - nurse
    
    Vivian Edwards
Credits
- Direction:
  - Director
    
    Charles Chaplin
  Production:
  - Production Company
    
    Keystone Film Company
  - Producer
    
    Mack Sennett
  Writing:
  - Scenario
    
    Charles Chaplin

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