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Charlie Chaplin's "Behind The Screen"

1916/19 min 54 sec/113 shots

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Behind the Screen is a 1916 silent short written and directed by Charlie Chaplin, who stars with Eric Campbell and Edna Purviance. Set in a movie studio, the slapstick comedy follows stagehand David, his supervisor Goliath, a stagehand strike, and an aspiring actress who disguises herself as a man to find work.

Provenance and rights

Collection: Silent Films (Internet Archive collection)
Original title: Charlie Chaplin's "Behind The Screen"
Date: 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
Original link: Open on Internet Archive
Rights: public_domain

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