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Charles Chaplin in The Masquerader (1914)

Charles Chaplin

Roscoe &apos;Fatty&apos; Arbuckle

Chester Conklin

Charlie is an actor in a film studio. He messes up several scenes and is tossed out. Returning dressed as a lady, he charms the director. Even so, Charlie never makes it into film, winding up at the bottom of a well.

The Masquerader

Getting a Starring Role Is Such a Drag.

&apos;The Masquerader&apos; is uneven and coarse. The humor is blunt, consisting mostly of kicks and fallings. Still, there are some clever moments - the scene in the dressing room with Roscoe &apos;Fatty&apos; Arbuckle (who, in this case, outshines Chaplin). The plot might be a little bit difficult to follow, but here&apos;s my take - Charles Chaplin plays an actor (possibly himself) who gets hired in the movies. He dresses up as his most famous character, The Tramp. On the set, he misses his cues, flirts with women, and organizes some proper shenanigans which end in him getting fired and kicked out of the studio. The actor (Chaplin) returns, now dressed as a woman (a very beautiful woman). He (now she) attracts the attention of the director right away, and again, he starts another round of mischief.

The film is uneven and thinly plotted, but still, it is an interesting movie, mostly because it offers us a brief glance at the behind the scenes of that era&apos;s movie-making. Did I mention how convincingly feminine Chaplin looks in drag?

'The Masquerader' is uneven and coarse. The humor is blunt, consisting mostly of kicks and fallings. Still, there are some clever moments - the scene in the dressing room with Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle (who, in this case, outshines Chaplin). The plot might be a little bit difficult to follow, but here's my take - Charles Chaplin plays an actor (possibly himself) who gets hired in the movies. He dresses up as his most famous character, The Tramp. On the set, he misses his cues, flirts with women, and organizes some proper shenanigans which end in him getting fired and kicked out of the studio. The actor (Chaplin) returns, now dressed as a woman (a very beautiful woman). He (now she) attracts the attention of the director right away, and again, he starts another round of mischief.

The film is uneven and thinly plotted, but still, it is an interesting movie, mostly because it offers us a brief glance at the behind the scenes of that era's movie-making. Did I mention how convincingly feminine Chaplin looks in drag?

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