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His New Profession

1914 film by Charlie Chaplin

August 31, 1914 (1914-08-31)

Running time

16 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguagesSilent film
English (Original titles)

His New Profession

His New Profession is a 1914 American comedy silent film made at the Keystone Studios and starring Charlie Chaplin. The film involves Chaplin taking care of a man in a wheelchair. It is also known as "The Good for Nothing".^[1]

Plot

The Tramp is hired by a man to wheel his invalid uncle around a seaside park for a while. Although he begins his new job with enthusiasm, the Tramp soon thinks he should be earning extra money for his efforts to spend at a nearby saloon. Accordingly, he takes a beggar's sign and tin and puts them on the wheelchair of the man he is taking care of. As soon as someone puts money into the tin, the Tramp takes the money and spends it at the saloon. The film ends in chaos that involves the Tramp, a pretty girl, the beggar, two park policemen, the old man, and the old man's nephew.

Reception

Motion Picture News commented, "Charlie Chaplin appears in this picture and, as usual, whenever he appears it is a laugh throughout."^{[citation needed]}

Cast

Charlie Chaplin as The Tramp
Charley Chase as Nephew
Cecile Arnold as Woman with eggs
Harry McCoy as Policeman
Roscoe Arbuckle as Bartender
Helen Carruthers as Pretty girl (uncredited)
Charles Murray as Drinker (uncredited)
Vivian Edwards as Nurse (uncredited)
Jess Dandy as Invalid uncle

References

^ Walker, Brent E. (2010). Mack Sennett's Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio and His Keystone and Mack Sennett Comedies, with Biographies of Players and Personnel. McFarland Inc. p. 300. ISBN 9780786457076. Retrieved 20 February 2024.

External links

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Charlie Chaplin

Books

My Autobiography
Chaplin: His Life and Art
Charlie Chaplin: Intimate Close-Ups
Chaplin: A Life
Sunnyside

Songs

"Smile" (1936 music, 1954 lyrics)
"Eternally (Terry's Theme)" (1952 music, 1953 lyrics)
"This Is My Song" (1967)

Other

Films about Chaplin

Chaplinesque, My Life and Hard Times
Unknown Chaplin
Chaplin
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin

Musicals about Chaplin

Little Tramp
Chaplin (1993)
Chaplin (2006)

Films directed by Chaplin

Keystone Studios	Twenty Minutes of Love (1914) Caught in the Rain (1914) A Busy Day (1914) Her Friend the Bandit (1914) Mabel's Married Life (1914) Laughing Gas (1914) The Property Man (1914) The Face on the Bar Room Floor (1914) Recreation (1914) The Masquerader (1914) His New Profession (1914) The Rounders (1914) The New Janitor (1914) Those Love Pangs (1914) Dough and Dynamite (1914) Gentlemen of Nerve (1914) His Musical Career (1914) His Trysting Place (1914) Getting Acquainted (1914) His Prehistoric Past (1914)
Essanay Studios	His New Job (1915) A Night Out (1915) The Champion (1915) In the Park (1915) A Jitney Elopement (1915) The Tramp (1915) By the Sea (1915) Work (1915) A Woman (1915) The Bank (1915) Shanghaied (1915) A Night in the Show (1915) A Burlesque on Carmen (1915) Police (1916) Triple Trouble (1918)
Mutual Film Corp	The Floorwalker (1916) The Fireman (1916) The Vagabond (1916) One A.M. (1916) The Count (1916) The Pawnshop (1916) Behind the Screen (1916) The Rink (1916) Easy Street (1917) The Cure (1917) The Immigrant (1917) The Adventurer (1917)
First National	A Dog's Life (1918) The Bond (1918) Shoulder Arms (1918) Sunnyside (1919) A Day's Pleasure (1919) The Kid (1921) The Idle Class (1921) Pay Day (1922) The Pilgrim (1923)
United Artists	A Woman of Paris (1923) The Gold Rush (1925) The Circus (1928) City Lights (1931) Modern Times (1936) The Great Dictator (1940) Monsieur Verdoux (1947) Limelight (1952)
Later productions	A King in New York (1957) A Countess from Hong Kong (1967)
See also	The Chaplin Revue (1959)