A Film Johnnie (1914): Cast
A Film Johnnie is a 1914 short comedy starring Charlie Chaplin as The Film Johnnie aka The Tramp, Billy Gilbert and Edgar Kennedy. It runs 12 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 12 min
- Genre
- Comedy
- Studio
- Keystone Film Company
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is A Film Johnnie About?
The premise of A Film Johnnie without spoilers.
The Tramp, a film johnnie—a wanderer who hangs around theaters hoping to meet stars or find work—travels to Keystone Studios to see his favorite actress. His well‑meaning attempts to get close to her lead to a series of awkward encounters, and he ends up making no new friends.
A Film Johnnie Themes & Keywords
· 36 tags- the little tramp character
- film poster
- movie theater
- theater usher
- keystone
- hiding in bushes
- reference to the american civil war
- comedic fight
- thrown out of a movie theater
- pratfall
- slapstick comedy
- studio lot
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- door slammed in face
- studio stagehand
- man in love with a female movie character
- defending a woman's honor
- active shooter
- building on fire
- phone box
- candlestick telephone
- running down the middle of a street
- firemen
- sprayed with a fire hose
- cameo appearance
- filmmaking as subject
- film within a film
- cigar smoking
- fake gun
- prop gun
- props
- movie studio
- hose
- firefighter
- filming
- character name in title
- actor shares first name with character
A Film Johnnie Cast & Characters
Charlie Chaplin leads the cast as The Film Johnnie aka The Tramp, with Billy Gilbert as Theater Usher (uncredited) and Edgar Kennedy as Director (uncredited).
- Charlie Chaplin as The Film Johnnie aka The Tramp
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Billy Gilbert as Theater Usher (uncredited) -
Edgar Kennedy as Director (uncredited) - Mabel Normand as Mabel
Also Starring in A Film Johnnie
· 16 more- Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle Themselves
- Hank Mann Prop Boy in Overalls (uncredited)
- George Nichols Older Actor on Screen (uncredited)
- Minta Durfee Themselves
- Ford Sterling Themselves
- William Hauber Audience Member (uncredited)
- Frank Opperman Mustached Audience Member w/ Handlebar/Studio Guard (uncredited)
- Harry McCoy Fireman / Audience Member Next to Charlie (uncredited)
- Henry Lehrman Themselves
- George Jeske Prop Boy in White Shirt (uncredited)
- Dan Albert Audience Member (uncredited)
- Bert Hunn Audience Member (uncredited)
- Walter Wright Audience Member (uncredited)
- Peggy Pearce The Keystone Girl
- Hampton Del Ruth Lead Actor (uncredited)
- Sadie Lampe Audience Member (uncredited)
Cars in A Film Johnnie
4 cars on screen, including the unknown and the unknown.
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unknown Important role -
unknown Important role -
unknown Important role -
unknown Background role
A Film Johnnie Also Known As
21 alternative titles, including “Charlie the Actor” and “Charlie at the Studio”.
- Also known as
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- Charlie the Actor
- Charlie at the Studio
- Million Dollar Job
- Movie Nut
- Chaplin mezi filmari
- Film o Johnnym
- Charlot entra nel cinema
- Charlot hace cine (Charlot y el fuego)
- Charlot fait du cinéma
- Charlot hace cine
- Charlot fa del cinema
- Филмовият запалянко
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- Joãozinho na Película
- Джонні в кіно
- Кинематографический Джонни
- 영화광
- 拍电影
- Film o Johnym
- Chaplin filmer
- Chaplin på biograf
- Charlot no Cinema
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Movies Like A Film Johnnie
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including Johnny Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, Go, Johnny, Go! and The Tramp.
A Film Johnnie FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, cast and post-credit scenes of A Film Johnnie, each answered in a sentence.
How long is A Film Johnnie?
A Film Johnnie runs 12 minutes.
When was A Film Johnnie released?
A Film Johnnie was released on March 2, 1914.
Who is in the cast of A Film Johnnie?
A Film Johnnie stars Charlie Chaplin as The Film Johnnie aka The Tramp, Billy Gilbert as Theater Usher (uncredited) and Edgar Kennedy as Director (uncredited), among 20 credited actors.
Does A Film Johnnie have a post-credit scene?
No. A Film Johnnie has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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