''His New Profession'' is a 1914
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comedy
silent film
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made at the
Keystone Studios and starring
Charlie Chaplin. The film involves Chaplin taking care of a man in a wheelchair. It is also known as "The Good for Nothing".
Synopsis
The Tramp is hired by a man to wheel his invalid uncle around a seaside park for a while. Although he begins his new job with enthusiasm, the Tramp soon thinks he should be earning extra money for his efforts to spend at a nearby saloon. Accordingly, he takes a beggar's sign and tin and puts them on the wheelchair of the man he is taking care of. As soon as someone puts money into the tin, the Tramp takes the money and spends it at the saloon. The film ends in chaos that involves the Tramp, a pretty girl, the beggar, two park policemen, the old man, and the old man's nephew.
Review
''Motion Picture News'' commented, "Charlie Chaplin appears in this picture and, as usual, whenever he appears it is a laugh throughout."
Cast
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Charlie Chaplin as
The Tramp
The Tramp (''Charlot'' in several languages), also known as the Little Tramp, was English actor Charlie Chaplin's most memorable on-screen character and an icon in world cinema during the era of silent film. '' The Tramp'' is also the title ...
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Charley Chase
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as Nephew
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Cecile Arnold
Cecile Arnold (born Cecile Laval Arnoux; July 9, 1893 – June 18, 1931) was an American silent film actress and Ziegfeld Follies girl.
Early life
Cecile Laval Arnoux was born in Louisville, Kentucky, on July 9, 1893, although some sources i ...
as Woman with eggs
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Harry McCoy
Harry McCoy (December 10, 1893 – September 1, 1937) was an American film actor and screenwriter. He appeared in more than 150 films between 1912 and 1935.
Early years
McCoy was born on December 10, 1893, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ...
as Policeman
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Roscoe Arbuckle as Bartender
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Helen Carruthers
Helen Carruthers (1892–1925) was an American actress of the silent film era. Carruthers is best known for her work in Keystone comedies.
Career
Carruther's career in film began in 1914. That year she appeared in no less than 35 Keystone ...
as Pretty girl (uncredited)
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as Drinker (uncredited)
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Vivian Edwards
Vivian Edwards (September 10, 1896 – December 4, 1949) was an American actress of silent film.
Biography
Born in Los Angeles in 1896, Edwards began her film career with the Keystone Film Company. A 1916 magazine article described her as "on ...
as Nurse (uncredited)
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Jess Dandy
Jess Dandy (November 9, 1871 in Rochester, New York – April 15, 1923 in Brookline, Massachusetts) was an American actor during the silent movie era in Hollywood. His real name was Jesse A. Danzig. While working at Keystone Studios in 1914, D ...
as Invalid uncle
See also
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Charlie Chaplin filmography
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List of American films of 1914
A list of American films released in 1914.
See also
* 1914 in the United States
References
External links
1914 filmsat the Internet Movie Database
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