4.8
Lost Angel
2013
His New Job (1915)
February 1, 191529mEN
5.7
79 votes
Overview
When one of the actors on a movie set doesn't show up, Charlie gets his chance to be on camera and replaces the actor. While waiting, he plays in a dice game and gets on many people's nerves. When he finally gets to act, he ruins his scene, accidentally destroys the set, and tears the skirt of the star of the movie.
Director
Charlie ChaplinWriters
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
No Language
Budget
N/A
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies
The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company
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User Reviews
CinemaSerf
5.0Charlie Chaplin turns up for an interview at the "Lockstone" film studios (they've even got a water cooler!) - desperate for a job... He'll do anything, which is just as well because every task he his assigned by the director he manages to cock up. It's funny for about ten minutes, the timing and precision seems effortless but, despite the introduction of a few new foils for his humour (the leading lady, leading man and a poor old chippie just trying to get the sets built) it gets quite predictably repetitive pretty soon. There are only so many times you can get away with poking someone with a…
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