The Fireman
Overview
Firefighter Charlie Chaplin is tricked into letting a house burn by an owner who wants to collect on the insurance.
The Count
Overview
A tailor's apprentice burns Count Broko's clothes while ironing them and the tailor fires him. Later, the tailor discovers a note explaining that the count cannot attend a dance party, so he dresses as such to take his place; but the apprentice has also gone to the mansion where the party is celebrated and bumps into the tailor in disguise…
The Cure
Overview
An alcoholic checks into a health spa and his antics promptly throw the establishment into chaos.
The Bond
Overview
A propaganda film created by Charlie Chaplin at his own expense for the Liberty Load Committee to help sell U.S. Liberty Bonds during World War I. The story is a series of sketches humorously illustrating various bonds like the bond of friendship and of marriage and, most important, the Liberty Bond, to K.O. the Kaiser which Charlie does literally.