Movie
Work
Charlie and his boss have difficulties just getting to the house they are going to wallpaper. The householder is angry because he can't get breakfast and his wife is screaming at the maid as they arrive. The kitchen gas stove explodes, and Charlie offers to fix it. The wife's secret lover arrives and is passed off as the workers' supervisor, but the husband doesn't buy this and fires shots. The stove explodes violently, destroying the house.
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Checked Sep 1, 2026
Work opened in theaters June 21, 1915. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
Charlie and his boss have difficulties just getting to the house they are going to wallpaper. The householder is angry because he can't get breakfast and his wife is screaming at the maid as they arrive. The kitchen gas stove explodes, and Charlie offers to fix it. The wife's secret lover arrives and is passed off as the workers' supervisor, but the husband doesn't buy this and fires shots. The stove explodes violently, destroying the house.
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Cast
Charlie ChaplinIzzy A. Wake's assistant
Charles InsleeIzzy A. Wake, Paperhanger
Edna PurvianceMaid
Billy ArmstrongThe Husband
Leo WhiteThe Secret LoverCredits
- Directed by
- Charlie Chaplin
- Written by
- Charlie Chaplin
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
Production
- The Essanay Film Manufacturing CompanyUnited States