02 February 1914 Comedy 13 mins
A swindler scams a newspaper reporter-photographer and then, not realizing where the man is employed, applies for a job at his newspaper.
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Charlie Chaplin as The Swindler (uncredited)
Henry Lehrman as Newspaper Reporter-Photographer (uncredited)
Virginia Kirtley as Fiancée (uncredited)
Alice Davenport as Fiancée's Mother (uncredited)
Billy Gilbert as Jealous Husband (uncredited)
Emma Clifton as Jealous Husband's Wife (uncredited)
Charles Inslee as Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
Beverly Griffith as Seated Man with Editor (uncredited)
Grover Ligon as Bald Man in Newspaper Office (uncredited)
Edward Nolan as Cop at Apartment Steps (uncredited)
Tammany Young as Onlooker (uncredited)
Edgar Kennedy as Wreck Bystander (uncredited)
Chester Conklin as Policeman / Bum (uncredited)
Minta Durfee as Girl (uncredited)
Roscoe Arbuckle as Tough Guy (uncredited)
Henry Lehrman Director
Mack Sennett Producer
Enrique Juan Vallejo Director of Photography
Frank D. Williams Director of Photography
Reed Heustis Screenplay
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Spain 17 March 1916
Finland 27 May 1922
Sweden 03 January 1916
United States 16 November 1918
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