

Work
1915-06-21 · 28 min · ★ 5.9
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.
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- Charlie Chaplin
- Production companies
- The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company
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- United States of America
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- Released
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Charlie ChaplinIzzy A. Wake's assistant
Charles InsleeIzzy A. Wake, Paperhanger
Edna PurvianceMaid
Billy ArmstrongThe Husband
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