Behind The Screen
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Behind The Screen
13 Nov 1916
1916Silent23m 19s
David, an assistant prop man, meets an aspiring actress at a studio, but their work is interrupted when the stagehands go on strike and cause total chaos
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Genres Comedy, Drama, Short, Silent
Decade 1910s
This Movie is Slapstick, Chaotic, Fast-paced, Humorous & Rowdy
About Behind The Screen A 1916 silent comedy short by Charlie Chaplin, notable for its depiction of a chaotic film studio environment and a striking workforce
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Audio English (United States)
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Credits
Cast
- Charlie Chaplin David (Goliath's assistant)
- Edna Purviance The Girl
- Eric Campbell Goliath (a stagehand)
- Albert Austin Stagehand (uncredited)
- Henry Bergman Director of Historical Film
- Tom Wood Actor (uncredited)
- Wesley Ruggles Actor (uncredited)
- Charlotte Mineau Actress (uncredited)
- Leota Bryan Actress (uncredited)
- Frank J. Coleman Assistant Director (uncredited)
- James T. Kelley Cameraman (uncredited)
- Lloyd Bacon Director of Comical Film (uncredited)
- John Rand Stagehand (uncredited)
- Leo White Stagehand (uncredited)
Director
- Charlie Chaplin
Screenwriter
- Charlie Chaplin
- Maverick Terrell
- Vincent Bryan
Director of Photography
- Roland Totheroh
Producer
- Charlie Chaplin
- Henry P. Caulfield
