The Bond
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| The Bond | |
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| Directed by | Charlie Chaplin |
| Written by | Charlie Chaplin |
| Starring | Edna Purviance Albert Austin Sydney Chaplin |
| Release date(s) | 1918 |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | Silent film English intertitles |
| IMDb profile | |
The Bond was a propaganda film created by Charlie Chaplin at his own expense for the Liberty Load Committee for theatrical release to help sell U.S. Liberty Bonds during World War I.
Made in 1918 with Edna Purviance, Albert Austin and Sydney Chaplin, the film has a distinctive visual motif set in a simple plain black set with starkly lit simple props and arrangements. The story is a series of sketches humorously illustrating various bonds like the bond of friendship and of marriage and, most important, the Liberty Bond, to K.O. the Kaiser which Charlie does literally.
There was also a British version with Uncle Sam replaced by John Bull and promotes War Bonds.
[edit] Related Media
- A video clip from the silent film, "The Bond" (1918).
- A video clip from the silent film, "The Bond" (1918).
- A video clip from the silent film, "The Bond" (1918).
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| The First National films of Charlie Chaplin |
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A Dog's Life (1918) • The Bond (1918) Shoulder Arms (1918) • Sunnyside (1919) A Day's Pleasure (1919) • The Professor (1919) The Kid (1915) • The Idle Class (1921) Pay Day (1922) The Pilgrim (1923) |
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