His Musical Career (1914)
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- Not Rated
- 16min
- Short, Comedy
- 07 Nov 1914 (USA)
- Short
Charlie and his partner are to deliver a piano to 666 Prospect St. and repossess one from 999 Prospect St. They confuse the addresses. The difficulties of delivering the piano by mule cart, and most of the specific gags, appeared later in...
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| Charles Chaplin | ... |
Charlie aka Tom - Piano Mover
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| Mack Swain | ... |
Mike aka Ambrose - Tom's Partner
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Fritz Schade | ... |
Mr. Rich
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Cecile Arnold | ... |
Mrs. Rich
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| Charley Chase | ... |
Piano Store Manager
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| Frank Hayes | ... |
Mr. Poor
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Helen Carruthers | ... |
Miss Poor (uncredited)
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Billy Gilbert | ... |
Piano Store Salesman (uncredited)
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William Hauber | ... |
Servant (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Charles Chaplin | ... | (uncredited) |
Written by
| Charles Chaplin | ... | () (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Mack Sennett | ... | producer |
Cinematography by
| Frank D. Williams | ||
Editing by
| Charles Chaplin | ... | (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Dan Albert | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
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- Mutual Film (1914) (United States) (theatrical)
- Agence Générale Cinématographique (1920) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
- BFI Video (2010) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Grapevine Video (United States) (VHS)
- Looser Than Loose Publishing (2007) (World-wide) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2014) (Germany) (DVD) (Die Keystone Komödien 1914)
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Charlie and his partner are to deliver a piano to 666 Prospect St. and repossess one from 999 Prospect St. They confuse the addresses. The difficulties of delivering the piano by mule cart, and most of the specific gags, appeared later in Laurel and Hardy's "The Music Box".
Written by Ed Stephan |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | This film is among the 34 short films included in the "Chaplin at Keystone" DVD collection. See more » |
| Goofs | When Charlie Chaplin and Mack Swain remove the piano from the shop where they work, and pause outside to bicker, the shop window reflects a large crowd of bystanders who have stopped to watch the comedians perform for the cameras. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Comedy Cocktail (1951). See more » |