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A Woman

A Woman

1915Short⏱️ 26mTV-G
ShortComedy
⭐ 6.4
IMDB Rating
2,079 votes

A man disguises himself as a lady in order to be near his newfound sweetheart, after her father has forbidden her to see him.

Director
Charles Chaplin
Writers
N/A
Stars
Charles Chaplin, Billy Armstrong, Marta Golden
Release Date
July 12, 1915
Language
None, English
Country
United States
πŸ’¬ 14
Reviews
πŸ“‹ 1.1K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Charles Chaplin
Charles Chaplin
as Gentleman
Billy Armstrong
Billy Armstrong
as Father's Friend
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Marta Golden
as Her Mother
Charles Inslee
Charles Inslee
as Her Father
Edna Purviance
Edna Purviance
as Daughter of the House
Margie Reiger
Margie Reiger
as Father's Lady Friend
Jess Robbins
Jess Robbins
as Soda Vendor
Leo White
Leo White
as Idler in the Park

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Lincoln Park, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production
The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company

🏷️ Keywords

fatherparkhide and seekfemale impersonatorcross dressing

🎯 Categories

ComedyShort

⭐ Featured Review

"Let's rest our soles and exercise our eyes!"
by Anonymous_Maxine β€’ 2008-02-27
7/10

"A Woman is one of the most sexually charged Chaplin films I've ever seen, and not only because Charlie spends a lot of it dressed as a woman. From the very opening of the film ("Charlie Chaplin in A Woman") to the scene where he's having tea and bagels. He takes a long, phallic knife and skewers the bagels, allowing them to slide down the shaft onto their plates, and then he quips, "I do this trick in my bath - when I have one." When you have one what, Charlie? The rest of the film, however, is family friendly fun, even when Charlie is dressed as a woman. Most ..."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

This is the last time Chaplin appears on screen without a mustache (because he is in drag), until Limelight (1952).

πŸ“– Synopsis

A man disguises himself as a lady in order to be near his newfound sweetheart, after her father has forbidden her to see him.