Behind the Screen

Behind the Screen (1916)

24m Comedy Romance

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.

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Short Stuff: Pie-In-The-Face Gag "A movie from 1916 with Charlie Chaplin called Behind the Screen was sort of making fun of it." — Chuck Discussed as an example of the pie gag becoming overdone and being satirized by 1916.
Jul 19, 2023

Cast

Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
David - Property Man's Assistant
Eric Campbell
Eric Campbell
Goliath - Property Man
Edna Purviance
Edna Purviance
Aspiring Actress
Henry Bergman
Henry Bergman
Director of Historical Film
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Tom Wood
Actor (uncredited)
Wesley Ruggles
Wesley Ruggles
Actor (uncredited)
Charlotte Mineau
Charlotte Mineau
Actress (uncredited)
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Leota Bryan
Actress (uncredited)
Frank J. Coleman
Frank J. Coleman
Assistant Director (uncredited)
James T. Kelley
James T. Kelley
Cameraman (uncredited)
Lloyd Bacon
Lloyd Bacon
Director of Comical Film (uncredited)
Albert Austin
Albert Austin
Stagehand (uncredited)

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