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Making a Living

Released Feb 2, 1914 13m Comedy List
Reviews 22% Audience Score 100+ Ratings An out-of-work swindler takes a job as newspaper reporter. Read More Read Less

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william d Chaplin still hadn't developed his Tramp character yet, but his talent still shines through. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Fairly basic and uninteresting. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Review of several Chaplin films coming to themoviefreakblog.com on 9/15 Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member Chaplin is a swindling debonair in this early short. This short is of some interest as it stands as a Chaplin film before his notorious tramp character's apparition. Nevertheless, it's annoyingly fast and lacking in much originality. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Charlie Chaplin's first ever screen performance, it doesn't really hint at the greatest that was to come, and Chaplin himself disliked the film. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member Making A Living is hard to follow, not very funny, and just overall feels dated. But it's worth watching to see Charlie in his first movie. He plays a significantly different character than the Tramp, and it should be rather interesting for any fan to see Charlie in such a different role. There are a couple of pretty funny moments but everything about the film is fairly mediocre. But hey, the film is 98 years old. That's staggering, if you really think about it. So, it's nothing really against the filmmakers. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis An out-of-work swindler takes a job as newspaper reporter.
Director
Henry Lehrman
Producer
Mack Sennett
Screenwriter
Reed Heustis
Distributor
Mutual Film
Production Co
Keystone Film Company
Genre
Comedy
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 2, 1914, Original
Runtime
13m