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Shoulder Arms

19186.8 / 1036 min

Comedy, War

Overview

Unprecedented in film annals!

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

Cast

Charlie Chaplin

Doughboy

Edna Purviance

The Girl

Syd Chaplin

Charlie's Comrade / The Kaiser

Loyal Underwood

Short German Officer

Henry Bergman

Fat Whiskered German Soldier / The Kaiser's General / Bartender

Tom Wilson

Dumb German Wood-Cutter

Albert Austin

American Soldier / Clean Shaven German Soldier / Bearded German Soldier

Jack Wilson

Crown Prince

W.J. Allen

Motorcyclist (uncredited)

L.A. Blaisdell

Motorcyclist (uncredited)

Alva D. Blake

U.S. Soldier / German Officer (uncredited)

Cliff Brouwer

Soldier (uncredited)

E. Brucker

Bit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)

F.S. Colby

Soldier (uncredited)

Slim Cole

Soldier (uncredited)

Wellington Cross

Motorcyclist (uncredited)

E.H. Devere

Bit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)

C.L. Dice

Motorcyclist (uncredited)

M.J. Donovan

Soldier (uncredited)

Guy Eakins

Soldier (uncredited)

Fred Everman

Bit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)

Mark Faber

Bit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)

G.A. Godfrey

Motorcyclist (uncredited)

Harry Goldman

Bit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)

Fred Graham

Soldier (uncredited)

W.E. Graham

Bit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)

James Griffin

Bit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)

William Hackett

Bit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)

Ray Hanford

Soldier (uncredited)

A.J. Hartwell

Bit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)

O.E. Haskins

Bit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)

Tom Hawley

Bit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)

Carl Herlinger

Bit Part (uncredited)

W. Herron

Motorcyclist (uncredited)

Ed Hunt

Soldier (uncredited)

E.B. Johnson

Soldier (uncredited)

J. Parks Jones

U.S. Soldier (uncredited)

Charles Knuske

Bit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)

Sam M. Lewis

Bit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)

Tom Madden

Soldier (uncredited)

G.E. Marygold

Motorcyclist (uncredited)

Clyde McAtee

Soldier (uncredited)

Robert McKenzie

Bit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)

Anthony North

Bit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)

Louis Orr

Soldier (uncredited)

J.T. Powell

Motorcyclist (uncredited)

John Rand

U.S. Soldier (uncredited)

Jack Shalford

Soldier (uncredited)

J.H. Shewry

Bit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)

Joe Van Meter

Soldier (uncredited)

W.G. Wagner

Motorcyclist (uncredited)

Tiny Ward

Soldier (uncredited)

J.H. Warne

Motorcyclist (uncredited)

Jack Willis

Soldier / Bit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)

Crew

Charlie Chaplin

Director

Jack Wilson

Camera Operator

Toraichi Kono

Driver

Nellie Bly Baker

Other

Tom Harrington

Assistant Director

Roland Totheroh

Director of Photography

Charles D. Hall

Production Design

Charles Reisner

Assistant Director

Charlie Chaplin

Producer

Charlie Chaplin

Editor

Charlie Chaplin

Original Music Composer

Charlie Chaplin

Screenplay