His Musical Career (1 reel) (1914) starring Charlie Chaplin, Mack Swain
In His Musical Career, Charlie Chaplin and his friend are hired to deliver a piano to one address, and repossess a piano at a different address. And the inevitable mix-up occurs.
In short, His Musical Career is an early Charlie Chaplin comedy at Keystone – which means frenetic, with a lot of slapstick. Having said that, it’s a fairly funny short film.
Trivia
- This film is one of the 34 short films in the “Chaplin at Keystone” DVD collection.
- Many of the gags were also in Laurel and Hardy’s “The Music Box“
Cast of characters
- Charles Chaplin (Limelight; The Rink) … Charlie aka Tom – Piano Mover
- Mack Swain (The Gold Rush; His Trysting Place) … Mike aka Ambrose – Tom’s Partner
- Fritz Schade (His Prehistoric Past; The Property Man) … Mr. Rich
- Cecile Arnold (Dough and Dynamite; Those Love Pangs) … Mrs. Rich
- Charley Chase (The Golden Age of Comedy) … Piano Store Manager
- Frank Hayes (His Trysting Place) … Mr. Poor
Additional cast
- Helen Carruthers (Mabel’s Busy Day; Laughing Gas) … Miss Poor (uncredited)
- Billy Gilbert (Pack Up Your Troubles; The Great Dictator) … Piano Store Salesman (uncredited)
- William Hauber (Mabel at the Wheel; Caught in a Cabaret) … Servant (uncredited)