Making a Living (1914)
13m
Running Time
February 2, 1914Release Date
Plot.
A swindler scams a newspaper reporter-photographer and then, not realizing where the man is employed, applies for a job at his newspaper.
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Cast & Crew.
Charlie Chaplin
The Swindler (uncredited)
Henry Lehrman
Newspaper Reporter-Photographer (uncredited) / Director
Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle
Tough guy
Virginia Kirtley
Fiancée (uncredited)
Alice Davenport
Fiancée's Mother (uncredited)
Billy Gilbert
Jealous Husband (uncredited)
Emma Clifton
Jealous Husband's Wife (uncredited)
Charles Inslee
Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
Beverly Griffith
Seated Man with Editor (uncredited)
Grover Ligon
Bald Man in Newspaper Office (uncredited)
Edward Nolan
Cop at Apartment Steps (uncredited)
Tammany Young
Onlooker (uncredited)
Edgar Kennedy
Wreck Bystander (uncredited)
Chester Conklin
Policeman / Bum (uncredited)
Minta Durfee
(uncredited)
Mack Sennett
Producer
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
Making a Living (also known as Doing His Best, A Busted Johnny, Troubles, and Take My Picture) is the first film starring Charlie Chaplin. A one-reel comedy short, it was completed in three days at Keystone Studios in Los Angeles, California and was released for distribution on February 2, 1914. In it Chaplin portrays a charming swindler who runs afoul of a news reporter and a Keystone Cop. In addition to co-writing the "scenario" and directing the production, Henry Lehrman performs as the principal supporting character.
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