Underplayed Gems

Triple Trouble (1918)

Triple Trouble poster
Directed by
Leo White, Charlie Chaplin
Genre
comedy film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
23 min
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 48 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Charlie Chaplin plays a clumsy servant in a rich household who gets mixed up with a burglar and a mad scientist. Misunderstandings and physical gags drive the story as characters chase each other through the house.

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What happens

Triple Trouble is a 1918 two-reel American silent comedy film. It stars Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, and Leo White. This film was not an official Chaplin film, even though it has many Chaplin-directed scenes; after he left the studio, Essanay edited it together using outtakes and newly shot footage directed by White. It had already been established in court that Chaplin had no legal control over the films made during his time with Essanay and could not prevent its release. In his 1967 autobiography, Chaplin included "Triple Trouble" in his filmography. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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