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Shoulder Arms

Name: Shoulder Arms
Genre: Comedy, War
Released: 1918-10-20
Duration: 36 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Sydney Chaplin, Loyal Underwood, Henry Bergman

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Comedy War

★ 6.8/10 TMDB 1918-10-20 36 min

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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Charlie Chaplin

Doughboy

Edna Purviance

The Girl

Sydney 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)

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