Behind the Screen
Behind the Screen

Behind the Screen (1916)

TV-G (US) | USA | None, English | 30 min | 1916-11-13
Directed by: Charles Chaplin
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Three movies are being shot simultaneously and Charlie is an overworked scene shifter. The foreman is waited on hand and foot until all the shifters but Charlie go on strike. A girl looking for work pretends to be a man and helps Charlie. Charlie discovers her gender and falls in love with her. The foreman thinks they are homosexual and in the ensuing fight they become involved in a long pie throwing scene from one of the movies in production. The frustrated workers dynamite the studio.

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