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Behind the Screen
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Behind the Screen is a silent film directed by Charlie Chaplin. Produced by the Lone Star Corporation, the movie was released in the United States of America. The work is categorized by keywords including movie business, slapstick comedy, falling in love, and labor strike. It was distributed by Philo.
The film has a runtime of 24 minutes. It received a vote average of 6.5. The status of the production is listed as released.
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6.5During the troubled shooting of several movies, David, the prop man's assistant, meets an aspiring actress who tries to find work in the studio. Things get messy when the stagehands decide to go on strike.
Cast
- Charlie Chaplin as David - Property Man's Assistant
- Eric Campbell as Goliath - Property Man
- Edna Purviance as Aspiring Actress
- Henry Bergman as Director of Historical Film
- Tom Wood as Actor (uncredited)
- Wesley Ruggles as Actor (uncredited)
Themes
- movie business
- slapstick comedy
- falling in love
- silent film
- labor strike
- movie studio
- property man
- tyrannical boss
- short film
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Charlie Chaplin , Edward Brewer (technical director)
- Written by
- Charlie Chaplin, Vincent Bryan , Maverick Terrell
- Produced by
- Henry P. Caulfield
- Starring
- Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance , Eric Campbell
- Cinematography
- Roland Totheroh , George C. Zalibra
- Edited by
- Charlie Chaplin
- Distributed by
- Mutual Film Corporation
- Release date
- November 13, 1916 ( 1916-11-13 )
- Running time
- 23 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- Silent (English intertitles )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- short film
- Genre
- silent film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Charlie Chaplin
- Screenwriter
- Charlie Chaplin
- Cast member
- John Rand
- Composer
- Charlie Chaplin
- Producer
- Charlie Chaplin
- Cinematographer
- Roland Totheroh
- Duration
- 23
- FilmAffinity ID
- 154124
- Image
- Happy Ending.JPEG
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- aspect ratio (W:H)
- 4:3
- Commons category
- Behind the Screen
- title
- Behind the Screen
- publication date
- 1916-01-01
- film editor
- Charlie Chaplin
- color
- black-and-white
- distributed by
- Mutual Film Corporation
- copyright status
- public domain
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Encyclopedic overview
Behind the Screen Behind the Screen is a 1916 American silent short comedy film written by, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin, and also starring Eric Campbell and Edna Purviance. Much of the film is slapstick comedy involving Chaplin manhandling large props, mishandling the control to a trap door, and engaging in a raucous pie-throwing fight which spills over into another studio where a period drama is being shot. In one scene Chaplin deftly carries 11 chairs over his back in his left hand and lifts a piano in his right hand.
The film is in the public domain.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Behind the Screen” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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