Making A Living (1914 Film) -- Directed By Henry Lehrman -- Full Movie

In his first comedy, made from January 5-9, 1914, Chaplin has not adopted his famous character or costume. His character is a dubious dandy who aspires to be a newspaper reporter; he sports a top hat, frock coat, monocle, and drooping moustache. (He later adopted a variation of this costume for Professor Bosco—a flea-circus proprietor—in his abandoned First National comedy The Professor). The character and costume also harkens back to Chaplin’s time with Fred Karno. Indeed, he infused the part with bits of business he had learned from Karno. Nevertheless, director Henry Lehrman (who plays the rival), cut Chaplin’s best comedy bits. ‘Henry Lehrman confessed years later that he had deliberately done it,’ Chaplin wrote in his autobiography, ‘because, as he put it, he thought I knew too much -- CharlieChaplin.com

Directed by Henry Lehrman
Written by Reed Heustis
Henry Lehrman
Produced by Mack Sennett
Starring Charlie Chaplin
Henry Lehrman
Chester Conklin
Minta Durfee
Virginia Kirtley
Cinematography Enrique Juan Vallejo
Frank D. Williams
Production
company

Keystone Studios
Distributed by Mutual Film Corporation
Release date

February 2, 1914

Running time
12.5 minutes
Country United States
Languages Silent film
English (Original intertitles)