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The Bond
Also known as Charles Chaplin in a Liberty Loan Appeal in the United Kingdom : [Charlie Chaplin in a Liberty Bond Appeal]
(1918) United States of America
B&W : Split-reel / 685 feet
Directed by Charles Chaplin
Cast: Charles Chaplin [Charlie], Edna Purviance [a woman on the street; and Liberty], Albert Austin [a man on the street; and the wedding wellwisher], Sydney Chaplin [Kaiser Wilhelm], Dorothy Rosher [Cupid in the moon], [?] ? [Uncle Sam], [?] ? [Industry], [?] ? [an American soldier], [?] ? [an American sailor], [?] ? [the minister], [?] ? [a deacon].
Charles Chaplin production. / Produced by Charles Chaplin. Scenario by Charles Chaplin. Cinematography by Roland H. Totheroh. / © 4 October 1918. Released 16 December 1918. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / A promotional film for the Fourth Liberty Loan bond appeal drive.
Comedy.
Survival status: Prints exist [35mm positive, 16mm reduction positives].
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Cupid - Kaiser Wilhelm - War: World War I (28 July 1914-11 November 1918) - Weddings
Listing updated: 17 May 2012.
References: Film viewing : Jacobs-Chaplin p. 136; Kerr-Silent p. 181; Spehr-American p. 101.
Home video: DVD.
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