Work

28min

Comedy

Charlie and his boss have difficulties just getting to the house they are going to wallpaper. The householder is angry because he can't get breakfast and his wife is screaming at the maid as they arrive. The kitchen gas stove explodes, and Charlie offers to fix it. The wife's secret lover arrives and is passed off as the workers' supervisor, but the husband doesn't buy this and fires shots. The stove explodes violently, destroying the house.

Cast

Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin

Izzy A. Wake's assistant
Charles Inslee

Charles Inslee

Izzy A. Wake, Paperhanger
Billy Armstrong

Billy Armstrong

The Husband
Marta Golden

Marta Golden

The Wife
Leo White

Leo White

The Secret Lover
Paddy McGuire

Paddy McGuire

The Plasterbearer

Release date

21st Jun 1915

Status

Released

Spoken languages

No Language