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Caught in a Park (1915)
Character: The Wife
Featuring Charlie Chaplin's half-brother as The Husband, Phyllis Allen as The Wife, Slim Summerville as The Boy Friend, Cecile Arnold as The Girl Friend, and Mack Swain as The Bartender.
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His Trysting Places (1914)
Character: Ambrose's Wife
On his way to a restaurant, Ambrose, a happily married man, obliges to mail a letter for a woman in the apartment lobby. Unbeknownst to him, the letter is about a rendezvous with her own lover at their "trysting place". Elsewhere, after some domestic frustration, Charlie runs an errand to buy a baby bottle before stopping at the same restaurant. After a confrontation there, they both inadvertently leave with each other's coats. Later, their wives independently discover what appears to be incriminating evidence of extramarital affairs from the pockets of the swapped garments. It all comes to a head when all four of them find themselves at the "trysting place" in the park.
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Getting Acquainted (1914)
Character: Mrs. Sniffels
Charlie and his wife are in the park when he encounters Ambrose and his wife. Each man is attracted to and shows unwanted attention to the other man's wife. A policeman becomes involved.
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Leading Lizzie Astray (1914)
Character: Amorous Dancing Cafe Patron (uncredited)
A city slicker tries to woo a country girl while her boyfriend fixes his tire.
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Gussle's Day of Rest (1915)
Character: Mrs. Gussle
The disgraceful Reggie Gussle spends a day at the park with his hated wife while trying to steal a lovely girl from her boyfriend.
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Fatty's Magic Pants (1914)
Character: Fatty's Mother
'Fatty' is looking forward to attending a formal occasion. But in order to go, he has to be properly dressed, and he encounters unexpected difficulties in getting himself ready.
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Gussle's Wayward Path (1915)
Character: Gussle's Wife
Gussle (Syd Chaplin) comes home with a cute little dog but doesn't want the wife to see it--leading up to a rather funny bit you'll have to see for yourself. The marriage, at first, seems ideal and Gussle and his wife seem devoted. However, it soon seems that this is an act for Syd and it's obvious he's quite the philanderer. Eventually, the wife catches on and sets out to catch him--leading to a rather cute and unexpected ending.
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That Little Band Of Gold (1915)
Character: Audience Member (uncredited)
A happy young couple become engaged, and soon afterwards they are married. But after their marriage, the husband begins to stay out carousing with his friends, leaving his wife at home with her mother. Then, when the three of them go to the opera together, the husband spots one of his friends in another box. Soon the domestic difficulties reach their peak.
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Fatty’s Plucky Pup (1915)
Character: Fatty's Mother
Four bad men have kidnapped Fatty's girlfriend and plan to kill her. Fatty's dog knows where she is, but Fatty doesn't and he was crying. However the dog came back to get Fatty, and they and the Keystone Cops went to rescue her.
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Fatty at San Diego (1913)
Character: Fatty's Wife
Fatty induces wife to let him take a day off to go to the celebration at San Diego. He has a wonderful time, flirting with the girls, breaking up a parade, fighting the police force and falling into the fountain with him, escapes, and with the crowd after him, leaps into the river. Here he rescues a little boy and becomes a hero. He goes home to wife in a bedraggled condition, tells of rescue and is set upon a pedestal. Wife, as a reward, takes him to the movies at night and sees husband flirting and fighting in the fountain, where some enterprising cameraman caught him. That explaining, as she thought, the bedraggled state in which he arrived home, she turns and beats him all the way home.
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Fatty Again (1914)
Character: The Proprietor's Wife
Fatty experiences several reverses of fortunes in this boarding house story. He is first ejected for failure to pay his board. He then fixes up a postal card offering himself a handsome salary and is warmly welcomed back by the girl's parents. When the truth becomes known that he is really a sideshow barker, they again turn on him.
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Monkey Stuff (1919)
Character: N/A
Two-reel comedy, directed by William S. Campbell staring noted orangutan actor, Joe Martin
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Her First Flame (1920)
Character: Minnie Fish
Thirty years in the future (when women are primary income-earners and men are stay-at-home housekeepers) Miss Hap is elected Fire Chief and leads her crew of firefighters to rescue a couple trapped in a burning building.
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The Vagabond (1916)
Character: (uncredited)
A tramp tries to earn money by playing the violin, but he’s soon facing off against the jealous competition.
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The Adventurer (1917)
Character: Governess (uncredited)
The daring convict no. 23, known as The Eel, escapes from prison and, after mocking his inept persecutors, saves the lives of three people in peril: a beautiful girl, her mother and an annoying suitor, only to get exhausted and almost drowned. Once he regains his strength at Judge Brown's home, he participates on an upper-class social party where he competes with the suitor for the favors of the charming Miss Brown. But prison guards are still after him…
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The Star Boarder (1914)
Character: Boarder (uncredited)
A fun-loving little boy's magic lantern show exposes some indiscreet moments between his landlady mother and her star boarder.
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The Pilgrim (1923)
Character: Congregation Member (uncredited)
The Tramp is an escaped convict who is mistaken as a pastor in a small town church.
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The Rounders (1914)
Character: Mrs. Full
Two drunks fight with their wives and then go out and get even drunker.
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A Thief Catcher (1914)
Character: Woman Hanging Out Washing (uncredited)
Two criminals chase a plainclothes policeman who, while taking out his dog, witnesses their crime.
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A Submarine Pirate (1915)
Character: A pugnacious guest
A waiter tricks his way into command of a sub in order to rob a ship carrying gold bullion.
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A Busy Day (1914)
Character: The Other Woman (unconfirmed)
A jealous wife is chasing her unfaithful husband during a parade, after he starts to flirt with a pretty woman.
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Fatty and Mabel’s Simple Life (1915)
Character: The Bride
Fatty is a farm hand at Mabel's father's place. He and Mabel love each other, but dad wants to marry Mabel off to the landowner's son in exchange for tearing up the mortgage. When Mabel and Fatty find out dad's plan, they elope, pursued by dad, the hopeful suitor, and the local constables.
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The Chaplin Revue (1959)
Character: Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
Three Chaplin silent comedies "A Dog's Life", "Shoulder Arms", and "The Pilgrim" are strung together to form a single feature length film. Chaplin provides new music, narration, and a small amount of new connecting material. "Shoulder Arms" is now described as taking place in a time before "the atom bomb".
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Dough and Dynamite (1914)
Character: Customer
Pierre and Jacques are working as waiters at a restaurant where the cooks go on strike. When the two are forced to work as bakers, the striking cooks put dynamite in the dough, with explosive results.
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The Property Man (1914)
Character: Lena Fat (uncredited)
Charlie is in charge of stage props and has trouble with actors' luggage and conflicts over who gets the star's dressing room. Once all that is resolved the next issue is getting everyone on stage with the correct backdrop.
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Pay Day (1922)
Character: His Wife
A bricklayer and his wife clash over his end-of-the-week partying.
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Gentlemen of Nerve (1914)
Character: Flirty Woman
Mabel and her beau go to an auto race and are joined by Charlie and his friend. As Charlie's friend is attempting to enter the raceway through a hole, the friend gets stuck and a policeman shows up.
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Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914)
Character: Prison Matron / Restaurant Patron / Guest (uncredited)
A womanizing city man meets Tillie in the country. When he sees that her father has a very large bankroll for his workers, he persuades her to elope with him.
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Caught in a Cabaret (1914)
Character: Cabaret Dancer (uncredited)
Charlie is a clumsy waiter in a cheap cabaret, suffering the strict orders from his boss. He meets a pretty girl in the park and tries to impress her by pretending to be an ambassador. Unfortunately she has a jealous fiancé.
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Murphy's I.O.U. (1913)
Character: (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Murphy, the cop, gives his I. O. U. to the money-lender. Pressed for payment, he gives up his wife's jewelry. She thinks she has been robbed and reports the matter to the police lieutenant. Amusing complications result in which Murphy's duplicity is exposed, and his wife administers punishment for his offense.
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