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Key Details

Release StatusReleased
Release Date1918-10-20
Languageen
Runtime36m
Production

Charles Chaplin Productions

6.8(208)
•1918•36m

Shoulder Arms

"Unprecedented in film annals!"

ComedyWar

Overview

An American doughboy, stationed in France during the Great War, goes on a daring mission behind enemy lines and becomes a hero.

Writing & Screenplay
Charlie Chaplin
Cinematography
Roland Totheroh

Principal Cast

54 credited
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie ChaplinDoughboy
Edna Purviance
Edna PurvianceThe Girl
Sydney Chaplin
Sydney ChaplinCharlie's Comrade / The Kaiser
Loyal Underwood
Loyal UnderwoodShort German Officer
Henry Bergman
Henry BergmanFat Whiskered German Soldier / The Kaiser's General / Bartender
Tom Wilson
Tom WilsonDumb German Wood-Cutter
Albert Austin
Albert AustinAmerican Soldier / Clean Shaven German Soldier / Bearded German Soldier
JW
Jack WilsonCrown Prince
WA
W.J. AllenMotorcyclist (uncredited)
LB
L.A. BlaisdellMotorcyclist (uncredited)

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