The Masquerader
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The Masquerader | |
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Directed by | Charlie Chaplin |
Produced by | Mack Sennett |
Written by | Charlie Chaplin |
Starring | Charles Chaplin Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle Chester Conklin Charles Murray Jess Dandy Minta Durfee Cecile Arnold Vivian Edwards Harry McCoy Charley Chase |
Cinematography | Frank D. Williams |
Distributed by | Keystone Studios |
Release date(s) | 27 August 1914 |
Running time | 16 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent film English (Original titles) |
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The Masquerader is a 1914 film written and directed by Charles Chaplin and starring Chaplin and Roscoe Arbuckle. Its running time is only 16 minutes. It is the tenth film directed and the second written by Chaplin.
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[edit] Synopsis
Charlie is an actor who bungles several scenes and is kicked out. He returns convincingly dressed as a lady and charms the director, but Charlie never makes it into the film. The plot involving a guy dressing up as a woman is quite popular in old silent movies.
[edit] Cast
- Charles Chaplin - Film actor
- Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle - Film actor
- Chester Conklin - Film actor
- Charles Murray - Film director
- Jess Dandy - Actor/villain
- Minta Durfee - Leading lady
- Cecile Arnold - Actress
- Vivian Edwards - Actress
- Harry McCoy - Actor
- Charley Chase - Actor
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- The Masquerader at the Internet Movie Database
- New York Times Review
- The Masquerader at archive.org (viewable, downloadable film)