The Bond
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.
From the archive
The Bond is a two-reel propaganda film created by Charlie Chaplin at his own expense for the Liberty Loan Committee for theatrical release to help sell U.S. Liberty Bonds during World War I. Watch on RetroFlix.org: https://retroflix.org/the-bond-1918/
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- Director
- Charlie Chaplin
- Starring
- Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Sydney Chaplin, Henry Bergman, Albert Austin, Joan Marsh, Tom Wilson
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