Behind the Screen

24m
ComedyRomance
6.5

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.

Cast

Charlie Chaplin
David - Property Man's Assistant
Eric Campbell
Goliath - Property Man
Edna Purviance
Aspiring Actress
Henry Bergman
Director of Historical Film
Tom Wood
Actor (uncredited)
Wesley Ruggles
Actor (uncredited)
Charlotte Mineau
Actress (uncredited)
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)
John Rand
Stagehand (uncredited)
Leo White
Stagehand (uncredited)

Crew

Charlie Chaplin
Director, Screenplay, Editor, Producer
Vincent Bryan
Screenplay
Maverick Terrell
Screenplay
Roland Totheroh
Director of Photography
Henry P. Caulfield
Producer
George Cleethorpe
Property Master

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