| Shoulder Arms | |
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 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Charlie Chaplin |
| Written by | Charlie Chaplin |
| Produced by | Charlie Chaplin |
| Starring | Edna Purviance Sydney Chaplin |
| Cinematography | Roland Totheroh |
| Edited by | Charlie Chaplin |
| Distributed by | First National Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 36 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
| Box office | $700,000-$1 million[1] |
Shoulder Arms is Charlie Chaplin's second film for First National Pictures. Released in 1918, it is a silent comedy film set in France during World War I, the first of three films he made on the subject of war.[2] It co-starred Edna Purviance and Sydney Chaplin, Chaplin's elder brother. In this film, Chaplin is never in his Little Tramp outfit.
- ^ "Happy New Year". Variety. 27 December 1918. p. 11. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ Wes D. Gehring (2014). Chaplin's War Trilogy: An Evolving Lens in Three Dark Comedies, 1918-1947. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 49. ISBN 9781476616308.