Shanghaied
Intent on scuttling his ship, a financially-pressed shipowner conspires with the vessel's captain to collect the insurance money, unbeknownst to him that his daughter and her beau, Charlie, are aboard. Will they get away with it s...
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""Shanghaied" has a plot that is rather complicated for such a short film, but as in most of Charlie Chaplin's earlier films, the emphasis is really on slapstick comedy. The story involves a scheming ship owner and his roughneck captain, who tricks and "shanghais" a group of sailors, including Charlie, to form his crew. The ship owner's daughter is in love with Charlie, and comes along for the ride. It's a bit hard to catch everything in the plot, but the slapstick at sea is easy to follow. Chaplin gets decent mileage out of a few ideas using the shipboard..."
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The film was restored in 2014 through the Chaplin Essanay Project.
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Intent on scuttling his ship, a financially-pressed shipowner conspires with the vessel's captain to collect the insurance money, unbeknownst to him that his daughter and her beau, Charlie, are aboard. Will they get away with it s...