Work
1915 | 28m | English
Popularity: 0.7 (history)
| Director: | Charlie Chaplin |
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| Writer: | Charlie Chaplin |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 21, 1915 |
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| Director: | Charlie Chaplin |
| Writer: | Charlie Chaplin |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | slapstick comedy, black and white, maid, explosion, silent film, cuckold, gas leak, short film |
| Production Companies | The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 28, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Charlie Chaplin | Izzy A. Wake's assistant |
| Charles Inslee | Izzy A. Wake, Paperhanger |
| Edna Purviance | Maid |
| Billy Armstrong | The Husband |
| Marta Golden | The Wife |
| Leo White | The Secret Lover |
| Paddy McGuire | The Plasterbearer |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Charlie Chaplin | Editor, Writer, Director |
| Roland Totheroh | Director of Photography |
| Ernest Van Pelt | Assistant Director |
| Harry Ensign | Director of Photography |
| E.T. Mazy | Scenic Artist |
| Name | Title |
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| Jess Robbins | Producer |
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