The Star Boarder

The Star Boarder (1914) Charlie Chaplin silent short, with Edgar Kennedy

In The Star Boarder, Charlie Chaplin‘s little tramp character is staying at a boarding house, where he is clearly his landlady’s favorite, Much to her husband’s (Edgar Kennedy) displeasure. Barely able to prevent attacking Charlie outright, the husband’s anger only increases when the landlady tries to teach Charlie how to play tennis. This is one of the funnier bits in the short film. Looking for a lost tennis ball almost turns into a kiss, which the landlady’s son captures on a camera-like device …

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