Pay Day (1922 film)
Pay Day (1922) is an American short film made by First National Pictures. Charlie Chaplin wrote, directed, and starred in the film. It is Chaplin's final two-reel short film.
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| Directed by | Charles Chaplin |
| Written by | Charles Chaplin |
| Starring | Charles Chaplin Edna Purviance Mack Swain Syd Chaplin |
Production company | Charles Chaplin Productions |
| Distributed by | Associated First National Fox Video (1998) (USA) (VHS) Image Entertainment (2000) (USA) (DVD) Koch Vision (2000) (USA) (DVD) MK2 Diffusion (2001) (World-wide) (all media) Warner Home Video (2004) (USA) Reel Media International (2004 & 2007) (USA) (All Media) |
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Running time | 28 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot
Chaplin plays a laborer on a house construction site. When he gets paid, his wife wants all the money, but he manages to keep enough of it to go out drinking. He returns home just in time to pretend he has just woken up to go to work.
Cast
- Charlie Chaplin as Laborer
- Phyllis Allen as Laborer's Wife
- Mack Swain as Foreman
- Edna Purviance as Foreman's Daughter
- Syd Chaplin as Mustachioed Workman / Charlie's Friend / Lunch Cart Owner
- John Rand as Workman
- Loyal Underwood as Bearded Workman
- Henry Bergman as Fat Workman
- Al Ernest Garcia as Tall Workman / Policeman
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