The read
It runs a compact 28m.
Synopsis
Charlie and his boss have difficulties just getting to the house they are going to wallpaper. The householder is angry because he can't get breakfast and his wife is screaming at the maid as they arrive. The kitchen gas stove explodes, and Charlie offers to fix it. The wife's secret lover arrives and is passed off as the workers' supervisor, but the husband doesn't buy this and fires shots. The stove explodes violently, destroying the house.
Ratings
IMDb6.2/10
101 audience votes
Key crew
- Charlie ChaplinDirector
- Charlie ChaplinWriter
Cast
- Charlie ChaplinIzzy A. Wake's assistant
- Charles InsleeIzzy A. Wake, Paperhanger
- Edna PurvianceMaid
- Billy ArmstrongThe Husband
- Marta GoldenThe Wife
- Leo WhiteThe Secret Lover
- Paddy McGuireThe Plasterbearer
Stills
Themes
slapstick comedyblack and whitemaidexplosionsilent filmcuckoldgas leakshort film