An out-of-work swindler takes a job as a reporter. After witnessing a car go over cliff, he grabs a rival reporter's camera and races to the newspaper office to enter the photo as his own. His rival is delayed when he gets caught in a...
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| Charles Chaplin | ... |
Edgar English - Swindler
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Emma Clifton | ... |
Jealous Husband's Wife (uncredited)
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| Chester Conklin | ... |
Policeman / Bum (uncredited)
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| Alice Davenport | ... |
Mother (uncredited)
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| Minta Durfee | ... |
Girl (uncredited)
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Billy Gilbert | ... |
Jealous Husband (uncredited)
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Beverly Griffith | ... |
Seated Man with Editor (uncredited)
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| Charles Inslee | ... |
Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
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| Edgar Kennedy | ... |
Wreck Bystander (uncredited)
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| Virginia Kirtley | ... |
Daughter (uncredited)
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Keystone Kops | ... |
Cops (uncredited)
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| Henry Lehrman | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Grover Ligon | ... |
Bald Man in Newspaper Office (uncredited)
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Edward Nolan | ... |
Cop at Apartment Steps (uncredited)
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| Tammany Young | ... |
Onlooker (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Henry Lehrman | ... | (uncredited) |
Written by
| Reed Heustis | ... | () (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Mack Sennett | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Enrique Juan Vallejo | ... | (uncredited) |
| Frank D. Williams | ... | (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Dennis Doros | ... | musical synchronization: 1964 |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Mutual Film (1914) (United States) (theatrical)
- Western Import Company (1914) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Delta Music (2003) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Internet Archive (2006) (United States) (video) (streaming)
- BFI Video (2010) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2015) (Germany) (DVD) (Die Keystone Komödien 1914)
- Studio Hamburg Enterprises (2019) (Germany) (DVD)
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Other Companies
- Artpal Enterprises (presents)
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An out-of-work swindler takes a job as a reporter. After witnessing a car go over cliff, he grabs a rival reporter's camera and races to the newspaper office to enter the photo as his own. His rival is delayed when he gets caught in a woman's bedroom by her jealous husband. The swindler follows the distribution of the paper containing his 'scoop' around town where he is once again chased by the rival reporter. Both end up on the cow-catcher of a streetcar.
Written by Ed Stephan |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Film debut of Charles Chaplin. NOTE: One of the few films in those early years in which he does not play the Tramp. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Funny Men: Part 1 (1963). See more » |