Shoulder Arms

Name: Shoulder Arms
Genre: Comedy, War
Released: 1918-10-20
Cast: Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Sydney Chaplin, Loyal Underwood, Henry Bergman

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An American doughboy, stationed in France during the Great War, goes on a daring mission behind enemy lines and becomes a hero.

Comedy
War
World War I
Black And White
Silent Film
Behind Enemy Lines
Trench Warfare
Short Film

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Cast

Charlie ChaplinDoughboy
Edna PurvianceThe Girl
Sydney ChaplinCharlie's Comrade / The Kaiser
Loyal UnderwoodShort German Officer
Henry BergmanFat Whiskered German Soldier / The Kaiser's General / Bartender
Tom WilsonDumb German Wood-Cutter
Albert AustinAmerican Soldier / Clean Shaven German Soldier / Bearded German Soldier
Jack WilsonCrown Prince
W.J. AllenMotorcyclist (uncredited)
L.A. BlaisdellMotorcyclist (uncredited)
Alva D. BlakeU.S. Soldier / German Officer (uncredited)
Cliff BrouwerSoldier (uncredited)
E. BruckerBit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)
F.S. ColbySoldier (uncredited)

Details

Director: Charlie Chaplin
Writers: Charlie Chaplin
Release date: October 20, 1918
Runtime: 36m
Original language: English
Studios: Charles Chaplin Productions

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Platform	Score	Points
IMDb7,583 votes	7.3	7 pts
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Platform	Score	Points
IMDb7,583 votes	7.3	7 pts
Rotten Tomatoes	not available	skipped
Metacritic	not available	skipped
Letterboxd	not available	skipped