1914年卓别林出演的银幕处女作。描写一个骗子在社会各种场景里制造的闹剧。

在舞厅里，管弦乐队的两名成员和一名醉醺醺的舞者为戴帽子的女孩而争吵。

A fun-loving little boy's magic lantern show exposes some indiscreet moments between his landlady mother and her star boarder.

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Charlie and his wife are in the park when he encounters Ambrose and his wife. Each man is attracted to and shows unwanted attention to the other...

Alphonse and Gaston are in a Western saloon and are forced to dance by a cowboy, who urges them on by shooting at their feet.

A villain, competing with his rival's race car, kidnaps the rival before the race. Mabel decides to take the wheel in his place.

A doomsday pepper is surprised to find a mysterious box appear in his living room with no trace as to how it could've gotten there.

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The execution was scheduled and the last meal consumed. The coolness of the poisons entering the blood system slowed the heart rate and sent him on...