Behind the Screen
During the troubled shooting of several movies, David, the prop man's assistant, meets an aspiring actress who tries to find work in the studio. Things get messy when the stagehands decide to go on strike.
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Behind the Screen is a 1916 American silent short comedy film written by, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin, and also starring Eric Campbell and Edna Purviance. The film is in the public domain. Watch on RetroFlix.org: https://retroflix.org/behind-the-screen-1916/
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- Director
- Charlie Chaplin
- Starring
- Charlie Chaplin, Eric Campbell, Edna Purviance, Henry Bergman, Tom Wood, Wesley Ruggles, Charlotte Mineau, Leota Bryan
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