The Bond
- 1918
- 10m
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5.4/10
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Charlie and friends illustrate various bonds in life and the most important, Liberty Bonds for the war...Charlie and friends illustrate various bonds in life and the most important, Liberty Bonds for the war...Charlie and friends illustrate various bonds in life and the most important, Liberty Bonds for the war...
Charles Chaplin
- Charlie
- (uncredited)
Albert Austin
- Friend
- (uncredited)
Henry Bergman
- John Bull (British version)
- (uncredited)
Syd Chaplin
- The Kaiser
- (uncredited)
Joan Marsh
- Cupid
- (uncredited)
Tom Wilson
- Industry
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
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Did you know
- TriviaA fund-raising short produced by Charles Chaplin at his personal expense for the United States Fourth Liberty Loan Drive in World War I.
- GoofsCharlie hangs his cane on the crescent moon in long shot, but in the close-ups, the cane is not present.
- Alternate versionsThere is a varient for British audiences with Uncle Sam replaced by John Bull and the bonds being promoted are called "War Bonds" instead of the American "Liberty Bonds"
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Funniest Man in the World (1967)
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A Public Service Announcement
One of Charlie Chaplin's earlier film shorts, it is funny, but more of a public service announcement than a comedy short. Although it is funny from time to time, the main point of this short is not to make the audience laugh but to get the audience to leave the cinema and to purchase war bonds! During the first World War, Chaplin was one of a handful of celebrities that backed the war effort to sell liberty bonds for American soldiers. Since Chaplin was not going to put on a soldier's uniform and fire a gun for the war, he would raise thousands upon thousands of dollars for the war effort. This is evidence that Chaplin was pro-America. Even though he did not want to be drafted and fight on the western front, he did do his part and raise a lot of money for the country he loved.
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- caspian1978
- Oct 9, 2004
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- Charlie Chaplin in a Liberty Loan Appeal
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- Runtime10 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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