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Shoulder Arms
36min
COMEDY
WAR
An American doughboy, stationed in France during the Great War, goes on a daring mission behind enemy lines and becomes a hero.
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Original Title
Shoulder Arms
Critics & Audience Score
5.5
Total Votes
179
Release Year
1918
Runtime (Duration)
36min
Casting
Actors

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

Charlie Chaplin
ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSER

Charlie Chaplin
SCREENPLAY

Charlie Chaplin
PRODUCER
Roland Totheroh
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY

Nellie Bly Baker
OTHER
Mother Vinot
SEAMSTRESS
Tom Harrington
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Jack Wilson
CAMERA OPERATOR
Elsie Codd
UNIT PUBLICIST
Toraichi Kono
DRIVER

Charles Reisner
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Charles D. Hall
PRODUCTION DESIGN

Charlie Chaplin
EDITOR