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Behind the Screen (1916) | Flick
Behind the Screen
1916
·
Comedy
·
24m
7.0
★
During the troubled shooting of several movies, David, the prop man's assistant, meets an aspiring actress who tries to find work in the studio. Things get messy when the stagehands decide to go on strike.
Directed by
Charlie Chaplin
movie business
slapstick comedy
falling in love
silent film
labor strike
movie studio
property man
tyrannical boss
short film
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.5 / 5
Cast
Charlie Chaplin
David - Property Man's Assistant
Eric Campbell
Goliath - Property Man
Edna Purviance
Aspiring Actress
Henry Bergman
Director of Historical Film
Wesley Ruggles
Actor (uncredited)
Charlotte Mineau
Actress (uncredited)
Frank J. Coleman
Assistant Director (uncredited)
James T. Kelley
Cameraman (uncredited)
Lloyd Bacon
Director of Comical Film (uncredited)
Albert Austin
Stagehand (uncredited)
John Rand
Stagehand (uncredited)
Leo White
Stagehand (uncredited)
Crew
Charlie Chaplin
Director
Charlie Chaplin
Screenplay
Charlie Chaplin
Editor
Charlie Chaplin
Producer
Popular Reviews
18 reviews
Excel
6.0★
·
04/18/26
There’s pie in this one
Charlie Chaplin
There’s pie in this one
Charlie Chaplin
Ufuk
7.0★
·
03/27/26
Charlir Chaplin #17
Charlir Chaplin #17
Sarah
Watched for the Anti-Criterion Challenge 2026: https://letterboxd.com/that1oboist/list/the-anti-criterion-challenge-2026/
22/52: Referenced in either the 1996 documentary The Celluloid Closet or referenced in the book by Vito Russo
Watched for the Anti-Criterion Challenge 2026: https://letterboxd.com/that1oboist/list/the-anti-criterion-challenge-2026/
22/52: Referenced in either the 1996 documentary The Celluloid Closet or referenced in the book by Vito Russo
Curtis Cooper
7.0★
·
03/26/25
meta, love it
meta, love it
Khoi Dong
6.0★
·
02/16/25
That was
a lot
of pies
That was
a lot
of pies
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