The Face on the Barroom Floor (1914)
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- Not Rated
- 14min
- Short, Comedy
- 10 Aug 1914 (USA)
- Short
The plot is a satire derived from Hugh Antoine D'Arcy's poem of the same title. The painter courts Madeleine but loses to the wealthy client who sits for his portrait. The despairing artist draws the girl's portrait on the barroom floor...
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| Charles Chaplin | ... |
Artist
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Cecile Arnold | ... |
Madeleine - A Model
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Jess Dandy | ... |
Lover Who Stole Madeleine
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Vivian Edwards | ... |
Model
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Edward Nolan | ... |
Bartender
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| Charles Bennett | ... |
Sailor
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| Chester Conklin | ... |
Drinker (uncredited)
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| Minta Durfee | ... |
Bit (uncredited)
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Edwin Frazee | ... |
Drinker (uncredited)
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| Wallace MacDonald | ... |
Drinker (uncredited)
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| Hank Mann | ... |
Drinker (uncredited)
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| Harry McCoy | ... |
Drinker (uncredited)
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Frank Opperman | ... |
Drinker (uncredited)
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Fritz Schade | ... |
Drinker (uncredited)
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| Josef Swickard | ... |
Drinker (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Charles Chaplin | ... | (uncredited) |
Written by
| Hugh Antoine d'Arcy | ... | (poem) |
| Charles Chaplin | ... | () (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Mack Sennett | ... | producer |
Cinematography by
| Frank D. Williams | ||
Editing by
| Charles Chaplin | ... | (uncredited) |
Production Companies
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- Mutual Film (1914) (United States) (theatrical)
- Western Import Company (1914) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- BFI Video (2010) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Delta Music (2003) (United Kingdom) (video)
- FilmAnnex (2006) (World-wide)
- Grapevine Video (United States) (VHS)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2015) (Germany) (DVD) (Die Keystone Komödien 1914)
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The plot is a satire derived from Hugh Antoine D'Arcy's poem of the same title. The painter courts Madeleine but loses to the wealthy client who sits for his portrait. The despairing artist draws the girl's portrait on the barroom floor and gets tossed out. Years later he sees her, her husband and their horde of children. Unrecognized by her, Charlie shakes off his troubles and walks off into the future.
Written by Ed Stephan |
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| Trivia | Based loosely on the poem The Face upon the Barroom Floor, adapted by Hugh Antoine d'Arcy in 1887. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Governing Body (2023). See more » |