The Property Man, starring Charlie Chaplin originally released August 1, 1914, by Keystone Studios
Again directing himself, Charlie Chaplin is the property man of the title, having the predictable slapstick problems with the luggage of the actors that he has to carry around. As well as the conflicts that the short-tempered Charlie the little tramp is now becoming famous for.
While the makeup is clearly that of the Little Tramp, neither the costume nor the character are the same. Here, Charlie’s a bully, picking on people smaller than himself — notably the old man. And he’s intimidated by bigger people, notably Garlico.
Trivia about The Property Man starring Charlie Chaplin
Also released as:
- Chaplin som regissör (Sweden)
- Charlie on the Boards (USA)
- Charlot, garcon de théâtre (France)
- Charlot, regisseur (Spain)
- Getting His Goat
- Hits of the Past (USA)
- Kulissiapulainen (Finland)
- Props (USA)
- The Rustabout
- Vamping Venus
- The Rustabout
- Vamping Venus
Cast of characters
- Charlie Chaplin (Behind the Screen) … The Property Man
- Phyllis Allen (His Trysting Place) … Lena Fat
- Charles Bennett (The Face on the Barroom Floor) … George Ham – Lena’s Husband
- Jess Dandy (Dough and Dynamite) … Garlico the Strong Man / Man in Audience
- Alice Davenport (Caught in a Cabaret) … Actress
- Vivian Edwards (His Prehistoric Past) … Goo Goo Sister
- Cecile Arnold (A Fair Exchange) … Goo Goo Sister
- Norma Nichols (Those Love Pangs) … Vaudeville Artist
- Joe Bordeaux (Spite Marriage) … Old Actor
Additional cast
- Dan Albert (Caught in a Cabaret) … Man in Second Row Audience (uncredited)
- Helen Carruthers (A Fair Exchange) … Garlico’s Assistant (uncredited)
- Dixie Chene (The Rounders) … Woman in Second Row Audience (uncredited)
- Chester Conklin (Gentlemen of Nerve) … Man in Audience (uncredited)
- Ted Edwards (Caught in a Cabaret) … Man in Audience (uncredited)
- Edwin Frazee (Those Love Pangs) … Man in Audience (uncredited)
- Charles Lakin (Mabel at the Wheel) … Man in Audience (uncredited)
- Harry McCoy (The Face on the Barroom Floor) … Drunk in Audience (uncredited)
- Lee Morris (The Star Boarder) … Man in Audience (uncredited)
- Frank Opperman (Mabel’s Married Life) … Man in Front Row Audience (uncredited)
- Fritz Schade (Laughing Gas (1914)) … Temperamental Singer (uncredited)
- Mack Sennett (His New Job) … Man in Front Row Audience (uncredited)
- Slim Summerville (Mabel’s Busy Day) … Man in Second Row Audience (uncredited)
- Josef Swickard (Twenty Minutes of Love) … Old Stagehand (uncredited)
Trivia
- This film is among the 34 short films included in the “Chaplin at Keystone” DVD collection.