The Masquerader (1914 film)

The Masquerader
Directed by Charlie Chaplin
Produced by Mack Sennett
Written by Charlie Chaplin
Starring Charles Chaplin
Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle
Chester Conklin
Charles Murray
Fritz Schade
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)

The Masquerader is a 1914 film written and directed by Charles Chaplin and starring Chaplin and Roscoe Arbuckle. Its running time is 16 minutes. It is the tenth film directed and the second written by Chaplin.

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Synopsis

Charlie plays 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 man dressing up as a woman is quite popular in old silent movies.

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