Charlie Chaplin's "Behind The Screen" (1916)

Charlie Chaplin's 57th Film released November 13 1916. Behind the Screen, a short film written and directed by Charlie Chaplin also starring Eric Campbell and Edna Purviance. In the film which takes place in a movie studio, Chaplin plays a stagehand named David while Campbell ("Goliath") plays his supervisor. Much of the film is slapstick comedy but other issues are also brought up such as a stagehand strike as well as a plotline in which Purviance, unable to become an actress, dresses as a man and becomes a stagehand. The film is silent. The film is noted for having one of the first Hollywood

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You can stream Charlie Chaplin's "Behind The Screen" (1916) free and legally on OldReel, via the Internet Archive.

Is Charlie Chaplin's "Behind The Screen" in the public domain?

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