Nr.2020 -Dubbel 8 -- Charlie Chaplin Behind the Screen (1916) 30min | Short, Comedy, Romance | 13 November 1916 (USA) zwartwit silent Office film 1 reel a 120m.

Dubbel 8 zwartwit silent 1 reel a 120m office film

Charlie is an overworked labourer at a film studio who helps a young woman find work even while his coworkers strike against his tyrannical boss. Director: Charles Chaplin (

Story

Three movies are being shot simultaneously and Charlie is an overworked scene shifter. The foreman is waited on hand and foot until all the shifters but Charlie go on strike. A girl looking for work pretends to be a man and helps Charlie. Charlie discovers her gender and falls in love with her. The foreman thinks they are homosexual and in the ensuing fight they become involved in a long pie throwing scene from one of the movies in production. The frustrated workers dynamite the studio. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>