Work
1915•NR•28m•5.8•Released
Comedy
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.
Director
Charlie Chaplin
Writer
Charlie Chaplin
Languages
No Language
Studio
The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company
Cast
Charlie Chaplin
Izzy A. Wake's assistant
Charles Inslee
Izzy A. Wake, Paperhanger
Edna Purviance
Maid
Billy Armstrong
The Husband
Marta Golden
The Wife
Leo White
The Secret Lover
Paddy McGuire
The Plasterbearer
Production
Company
The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company
Producer
Jess Robbins
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