The Rounders
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| The Rounders | |
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| Directed by | Charles Chaplin |
| Produced by | Mack Sennett |
| Written by | Charles Chaplin |
| Starring | Charles Chaplin Roscoe Arbuckle |
| Cinematography | Frank D. Williams |
| Editing by | Charles Chaplin |
| Distributed by | Keystone Studios |
| Release date(s) | 1914 |
| Running time | 16 minutes |
| Country |  U.S.A. |
| Language | Silent film |
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The Rounders is a 1914 comedy short starring Charles Chaplin and Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle. The film involves two drunks fighting with their wives who then go out to get even drunker, and was written and directed by Charles Chaplin.
[edit] Cast
- Charles Chaplin as Reveller
- Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle as Charlie's Neighbor
- Phyllis Allen as Charlie's Wife
- Minta Durfee as Fatty's Wife
- Al St. John as Bellhop/Waiter
- Jess Dandy as Diner
- Wallace MacDonald as Diner
- Charley Chase as Diner
Uncredited cast
- Billy Gilbert as Doorman in blackface
- Cecile Arnold as Hotel Guest
- Dixie Chene as Diner
- Edward F. Cline as Hotel Guest in Lobby
- Ted Edwards as Cop
- William Hauber as Waiter
- Edgar Kennedy in Bit Part
[edit] Trivia
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- Chaplin and Arbuckle's drunk scenes have been described as "Laurel and Hardy on acid," although this was long before Laurel and Hardy teamed up.
- The Rounders was filmed during Chaplin's first year in movies.
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