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The Masquerader is a comedy short whose plot revolves around making films at Keystone. Charlie plays an actor who bungles several scenes and is kicked off the studio. The next day a strange, beautiful woman appears to audition for the film. It's Charlie in drag. After doing a perfect impersonation of a female, Charlie has drawn the attention of the director who hires the new "actress" for his films. The director gives the beautiful woman the men's dressing room to change in. While there, Charlie returns to his tramp costume. When the director returns, looking for the woman, he finds Charlie and realizes he has been tricked. Angry, the director chases Charlie through the studio until Charlie decides to jump into what he thinks is a prop well. The film ends with the director and other actors laughing at Charlie as he is trapped in the bottom of a real well. The plot involving a man dressing up as a woman was quite popular in silent movies.

from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Masquerader_(1914_film)



Charles Chaplin - Film actor　チャールズ・チャップリン
Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle - Film actor　ロスコー・アーバックル
Chester Conklin - Film actor　チェスター・コンクリン
Charles Murray - Film director　チャールズ・マレイ
Jess Dandy - Actor/villain　ジェス・ダンディ
Minta Durfee - Leading lady　ミンタ・ダーフィ
Cecile Arnold - Actress　セシル・アーノルド
Vivian Edwards - Actress　ヴィヴィアン・エドワーズ
Harry McCoy - Actor　ハリー・マッコイ
Charley Chase - Actor　チャーリー・チェイス


1914年の作品。
チャップリンお馴染みのメンツを集めた作品。
タイトルのmasqueraderは仮面舞踏会の参加者という意味。

そういえばこの頃のチャップリンってまだ20歳代なんですよね。
まだ若い。

本作はチャップリンが女装を披露している数少ない作品の一つです。