Work (1915)

Title: Work
Original Title: Work
Release Date: 1915-06-21
Status: Released
Rating: 5.9/10 (from 94 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: Comedy
Production Companies: The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company
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.
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