| Making a Living | |
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_in_Making_a_Living_1914.jpg) Charlie Chaplin (left) in scene with Henry Lehrman | |
| Directed by | Henry Lehrman |
| Written by | Reed Heustis Henry Lehrman |
| Produced by | Mack Sennett |
| Starring | Charlie Chaplin Henry Lehrman Chester Conklin Minta Durfee Virginia Kirtley |
| Cinematography | Enrique Juan Vallejo Frank D. Williams |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Mutual Film Corporation |
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Running time | 12.5 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent film English (Original intertitles) |
Making a Living (also known as Doing His Best, A Busted Johnny, Troubles, and Take My Picture) is the first film starring Charlie Chaplin.[1] A one-reel comedy short, it was completed in three days at Keystone Studios in Los Angeles, California and was released for distribution on February 2, 1914.[2][3] In it Chaplin portrays a charming swindler who runs afoul of a news reporter and a Keystone Cop.[4] In addition to co-writing the "scenario" and directing the production, Henry Lehrman performs as the principal supporting character.
- ^ "Other titles of 'Making a Living'". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- ^ Chaplin, Charles. My Autobiography. New York: Simon and Schuster, pp. 143-144.
- ^ Neibaur, James (2012). Early Charlie Chaplin: The Artist As Apprentice at Keystone Studios. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0810882423.
- ^ This is one of only a few films in which Chaplin and the Keystone Cops appear together.