27. The New Janitor (1914)

Keystone 1914

Synopsis

Charlie takes a job as office janitor and trudges up the stairs after being refused admittance to the lift. He drops a pail of water out of a window on to the company President below and is dismissed; but answering the stenographer's bell he foils a robbery being committed by the company's own manager, who is trying to embezzle funds from the safe to settle a gambling debt. Although Charlie nearly gets arrested for holding a gun to the manager, all ends well with him receiving a bundle of notes from the President.

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Director/Scenario:

Charles Chaplin

Cast:

Charles Chaplin (Janitor)

Minta Durfee (Secretary)

John Francis 'Jack' Dillon (Thieving Manager)

Al St John (Lift Boy)

Glen Cavender (Luke Connor, Gambler)

Jess Dandy (Boss)

Shooting days:

August 18 - August 26

Negative sent from LA:

September 3

Received in New York:

September 9

Released:

September 24 1914

Length:

1020ft.

Keystone working title:

Caught

Other titles:

The Porter, The New Porter, The Blundering Boob