Making a Living

Making A Living

Charlie Chaplin on the right in Making a Living
Directed by Henry Lehrman
Produced by Mack Sennett
Written by Reed Heustis
Henry Lehrman
Starring Charlie Chaplin
Chester Conklin
Minta Durfee
Virginia Kirtley
Cinematography Enrique Juan Vallejo
Frank D. Williams
Distributed by Mutual Film Corporation
Release date(s) February 2, 1914
Running time 15 minutes
Country United States
Language Silent film
English (Original intertitles)

Making a Living is the first film starring Charlie Chaplin. It premiered on February 2, 1914. Chaplin plays Edgar English, a lady-charming swindler who runs afoul of the Keystone Kops.

Chaplin wore a large moustache and a top hat in this film, he also carries a walking cane. Whilst not "the tramp" the character is somewhat reminiscent of the tramp, having hat, cane, moustache and baggy trousers; his famed screen persona of "The Little Tramp" did not appear until his next film, Kid Auto Races at Venice.

It was written and directed by Henry Lehrman.

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Plot

Edgar English cons a journalist out of some money. He applies for a job at his newspaper. Whilst the journalist is helping a trapped motorist Edgar steals the camera with the picture of the accident and rushes back to the paper with it. He steals the headlines. A short pursuit with the police ensues.

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