His Musical Career

1914 film by Charlie Chaplin

November 7, 1914 (1914-11-07)

Running time

16 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguagesSilent film
English (Original titles)

His Musical Career (also known as Musical Tramp) is a 1914 American comedy silent film made by Keystone Studios starring Charlie Chaplin.^[1]

His Musical Career

Synopsis

Charlie and his partner Mike work at a piano store, whose manager orders them to deliver a piano to Mr. Rich at 666 Prospect Street and repossess one from Mr. Poor at 999 Prospect Street. Hilarity ensues when they do exactly the opposite after mixing up the addresses of their customers.

Review

A reviewer from Variety gave it a positive review in November 1914, writing: "One of the best comedies in a month. Funny piano moving skit."^[2]

Cast

Charlie Chaplin as Charlie the piano mover
Mack Swain as Mike
Charley Chase (as Charles Parrott) as Piano store manager
Fritz Schade as Mr. Rich
Cecile Arnold as Mrs. Rich
Frank Hayes as Mr. Poor

References

^ Walker, Brent E. (2010). Mack Sennett's Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio and His Keystone and Mack Sennett Comedies, with Biographies of Players and Personnel. McFarland Inc. p. 303. ISBN 9780786457076. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
^ "Daily Release Reviews". Variety. November 14, 1914. Retrieved June 4, 2020.

External links

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His Musical Career at IMDb
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His Musical Career on YouTube

Charlie Chaplin

Filmography
The Tramp
Chaplin family

Books

My Autobiography
Chaplin: His Life and Art
Charlie Chaplin: Intimate Close-Ups
Chaplin: A Life
Sunnyside

Songs

"Smile" (1936 music, 1954 lyrics)
"Eternally (Terry's Theme)" (1952 music, 1953 lyrics)
"This Is My Song" (1967)

Other

United Artists
3623 Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin Studios
Manoir de Ban
Montecito Inn
Chaplin & Co
Charlie Chaplin comics
Charlie Chaplin's Comic Capers
London statue

Films about Chaplin

Chaplinesque, My Life and Hard Times
Unknown Chaplin
Chaplin
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin

Musicals about Chaplin

Little Tramp
Chaplin (1993)
Chaplin (2006)

Films directed by Chaplin

Keystone Studios	Twenty Minutes of Love (1914) Caught in the Rain (1914) A Busy Day (1914) Her Friend the Bandit (1914) Mabel's Married Life (1914) Laughing Gas (1914) The Property Man (1914) The Face on the Bar Room Floor (1914) Recreation (1914) The Masquerader (1914) His New Profession (1914) The Rounders (1914) The New Janitor (1914) Those Love Pangs (1914) Dough and Dynamite (1914) Gentlemen of Nerve (1914) His Musical Career (1914) His Trysting Place (1914) Getting Acquainted (1914) His Prehistoric Past (1914)
Essanay Studios	His New Job (1915) A Night Out (1915) The Champion (1915) In the Park (1915) A Jitney Elopement (1915) The Tramp (1915) By the Sea (1915) Work (1915) A Woman (1915) The Bank (1915) Shanghaied (1915) A Night in the Show (1915) A Burlesque on Carmen (1915) Police (1916) Triple Trouble (1918)
Mutual Film Corp	The Floorwalker (1916) The Fireman (1916) The Vagabond (1916) One A.M. (1916) The Count (1916) The Pawnshop (1916) Behind the Screen (1916) The Rink (1916) Easy Street (1917) The Cure (1917) The Immigrant (1917) The Adventurer (1917)
First National	A Dog's Life (1918) The Bond (1918) Shoulder Arms (1918) Sunnyside (1919) A Day's Pleasure (1919) The Kid (1921) The Idle Class (1921) Pay Day (1922) The Pilgrim (1923)
United Artists	A Woman of Paris (1923) The Gold Rush (1925) The Circus (1928) City Lights (1931) Modern Times (1936) The Great Dictator (1940) Monsieur Verdoux (1947) Limelight (1952)
Later productions	A King in New York (1957) A Countess from Hong Kong (1967)
See also	The Chaplin Revue (1959)