Behind the Screen
(1916)
★ 6.5 IMDb · 100 votes
Year: 1916
Runtime: 24 мин
Country: United States of America
Director: Чарли Чаплин
Cast: Чарли Чаплин, Эрик Кэмпбелл, Эдна Первиэнс, Генри Бергман, Tom Wood, Wesley Ruggles, Charlotte Mineau, Leota Bryan, Frank J. Coleman, James T. Kelley
Plot
During the troubled shooting of several movies, David, the prop man's assistant, meets an aspiring actress who tries to find work in the studio. Things get messy when the stagehands decide to go on strike.
Three movies are being shot simultaneously and Charlie is an overworked scene shifter. The foreman is waited on hand and foot until all the shifters but Charlie go on strike. A girl looking for work pretends to be a man and helps Charlie. Charlie discovers her gender and falls in love with her. The foreman thinks they are homosexual and in the ensuing fight they become involved in a long pie throwing scene from one of the movies in production. The frustrated workers dynamite the studio.