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Synopsis
Synopsis
Charlie is an overworked laborer at a film studio who helps a young woman find work even while his coworkers strike against his tyrannical boss.
Year - 1916
Directed By - Charlie Chaplin
Written By - Vincent Bryan, Charlie Chaplin, Maverick Terrell
Produced By - Henry P. Caulfield, Charlie Chaplin/ Mutual Film Corporation
Starring - Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Eric Campbell, Albert Austin
About
About
The National Board of Review of Moving Pictures (NBRMP) asked Chaplin to remove part of the scene where he kisses a girl in men's clothing. However, this was directed at the stage manager's "pantomimed accusations," and his behaving like a "sissified character."
The kiss between them was relatively understood by audiences as a cheap comical moment, but the pantomiming brought to light the queer nature of such an act, and thus had to be removed to not give the audience the wrong idea.
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Additional Information
Additional Information
Behind the Screen - Charlie Chaplin’s Website
Essays
Essays
Sony Pictures Classics - Homosexuality in FilmChaplin: Film by Film - Behind the Screen
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