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Charlie Chaplin's "Making A Living" (1914)

Charlie Chaplin's 1st Film Released Feb. 02 1914

Making a Living is the first film appearance of Charlie Chaplin, which premiered on February 2, 1914. Chaplin plays a lady-charming swindler, Edgar English, who runs afoul of the Keystone Kops. Chaplin's famed screen persona of "the Little Tramp" did not appear until the film Kid Auto Races at Venice.

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This movie is part of the collection: Feature Films

Audio/Visual: sound, B/W
Keywords: Charlie Chaplin; Silents

Creative Commons license: Public Domain

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Reviewer: hoanglong1712 - - August 31, 2008
Subject: review
i do not think that his debut film as good as that.
however it cannot compare to the kid or city light

Reviewer: kr4ft - - July 22, 2008
Subject: chaplins first
portrays chaplin in his first (as far as we know" cinema role
starts with a gentlemen and chaplain who have a fancy for the same lass, and shows the comical physical manifestation of there shared desire to attain her affection

Reviewer: woofer3 - - March 5, 2008
Subject: perfect combination
Charlie Chaplin's comic genius performed to the wonderful music of Jelly Roll Morton's Red hot Peppers.

Reviewer: FLORY - - July 16, 2007
Subject: Charlie Chaplin's "Making A Living"
Charlie Chaplin's "Making A Living"