The Bond

9min

Comedy

A propaganda film created by Charlie Chaplin at his own expense for the Liberty Load Committee to help sell U.S. Liberty Bonds during World War I. The story is a series of sketches humorously illustrating various bonds like the bond of friendship and of marriage and, most important, the Liberty Bond, to K.O. the Kaiser which Charlie does literally.

Production Companies

Liberty Loan Committee

Charles Chaplin Productions

Cast

Edna Purviance

Edna Purviance

Charlie's Wife
Syd Chaplin

Syd Chaplin

The Kaiser
Henry Bergman

Henry Bergman

John Bull (British version)
Tom Wilson

Tom Wilson

Industry

Release date

29th Sep 1918

Status

Released

Spoken languages

No Language