Behind the Screen

Name: Behind the Screen
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: 1916
Duration: 24 min
Rating: 6.5

1916 · 24 min

Comedy · Romance

★ 6.5

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During the troubled shooting of several movies, David, the prop man's assistant, meets an aspiring actress who tries to find work in the studio. Things get messy when the stagehands decide to go on strike.

Crew

Director Charlie Chaplin
Screenplay Charlie Chaplin
Screenplay Vincent Bryan
Screenplay Maverick Terrell
Director of Photography Roland Totheroh

Cast

Charlie Chaplin
David - Property Man's Assistant
Eric Campbell
Goliath - Property Man
Edna Purviance
Aspiring Actress
Henry Bergman
Director of Historical Film
T
Tom Wood
Actor (uncredited)
Wesley Ruggles
Actor (uncredited)
Charlotte Mineau
Actress (uncredited)
L
Leota Bryan
Actress (uncredited)
Frank J. Coleman
Assistant Director (uncredited)
James T. Kelley
Cameraman (uncredited)
Lloyd Bacon
Director of Comical Film (uncredited)
Albert Austin
Stagehand (uncredited)

Crew

Director — Charlie Chaplin
Screenplay — Charlie Chaplin
Screenplay — Vincent Bryan
Screenplay — Maverick Terrell
Director of Photography — Roland Totheroh

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