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Shoulder Arms

Directed by Charlie Chaplin
1918    36m    Passed
Comedy, War,
7.380%
In "Shoulder Arms," Charlie, a bumbling private, yearns for heroism amid the chaos of war. Disguised as a German soldier, he embarks on a hilarious and audacious mission to rescue a captured love, blending slapstick comedy with touching bravery.
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Cast of Shoulder Arms
  • Charlie ChaplinDoughboy
  • Edna PurvianceThe Girl
  • Syd ChaplinCharlie's Comrade / The Kaiser
  • Loyal UnderwoodShort German Officer
  • Henry BergmanFat Whiskered German Soldier / The Kaiser's General / Bartender
  • Tom WilsonDumb German Wood-Cutter
  • Albert AustinAmerican Soldier / Clean Shaven German Soldier / Bearded German Soldier
  • Jack WilsonCrown Prince
  • W.J. AllenMotorcyclist (uncredited)
  • L.A. BlaisdellMotorcyclist (uncredited)
  • Alva D. BlakeU.S. Soldier / German Officer (uncredited)
  • Cliff BrouwerSoldier (uncredited)
  • E. BruckerBit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)
  • F.S. ColbySoldier (uncredited)
  • Slim ColeSoldier (uncredited)
  • Wellington CrossMotorcyclist (uncredited)
  • E.H. DevereBit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)
  • C.L. DiceMotorcyclist (uncredited)
  • M.J. DonovanSoldier (uncredited)
  • Guy EakinsSoldier (uncredited)
  • Fred EvermanBit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)
  • Mark FaberBit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)
  • G.A. GodfreyMotorcyclist (uncredited)
  • Harry GoldmanBit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)
  • Fred GrahamSoldier (uncredited)
  • W.E. GrahamBit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)
  • James GriffinBit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)
  • William HackettBit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)
  • Ray HanfordSoldier (uncredited)
  • A.J. HartwellBit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)
  • O.E. HaskinsBit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)
  • Tom HawleyBit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)
  • Carl HerlingerBit Part (uncredited)
  • W. HerronMotorcyclist (uncredited)
  • Ed HuntSoldier (uncredited)
  • E.B. JohnsonSoldier (uncredited)
  • J. Parks JonesU.S. Soldier (uncredited)
  • Charles KnuskeBit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)
  • Sam M. LewisBit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)
  • Tom MaddenSoldier (uncredited)
  • G.E. MarygoldMotorcyclist (uncredited)
  • Clyde McAteeSoldier (uncredited)
  • Robert McKenzieBit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)
  • Anthony NorthBit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)
  • Louis OrrSoldier (uncredited)
  • J.T. PowellMotorcyclist (uncredited)
  • John RandU.S. Soldier (uncredited)
  • Jack ShalfordSoldier (uncredited)
  • J.H. ShewryBit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)
  • Joe Van MeterSoldier (uncredited)
  • W.G. WagnerMotorcyclist (uncredited)
  • Tiny WardSoldier (uncredited)
  • J.H. WarneMotorcyclist (uncredited)
  • Jack WillisSoldier / Bit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)
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