His New Job (1915)

Directed by

Charlie Chaplin

Genre

silent film, comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

32 min

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 81 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Charlie Chaplin plays a bumbling actor looking for work at a film studio. He causes chaos on the set and tries to get hired.

lightheartedslapstickbriskplayfulwhimsicalenergeticcharming

What happens

His New Job is a 1915 American short silent comedy film written by, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin. Gloria Swanson appears as an uncredited extra. The title is an inside reference to this being Chaplin's first film after leaving Keystone Studios for Essanay Studios. It was also the only film Chaplin shot at Essanay's Chicago studio. He found the facilities and climate (His New Job was shot in mid-winter) not to his liking, and Chaplin soon relocated back to California. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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