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  • Making a Living (1914)
  • G
    Short | 11 min | Short, Comedy
Making a Living (1914)
G
Short | 11 min | Short, Comedy

An out-of-work swindler takes a job as a reporter. After witnessing a car go over cliff, he grabs a rival reporter's camera and races to the newspaper office to enter the photo as his own. His rival is delayed when he gets caught in a ...See moreAn out-of-work swindler takes a job as a reporter. After witnessing a car go over cliff, he grabs a rival reporter's camera and races to the newspaper office to enter the photo as his own. His rival is delayed when he gets caught in a woman's bedroom by her jealous husband. The swindler follows the distribution of the paper containing his 'scoop' around town where he is once again chased by the rival reporter. Both end up on the cow-catcher of a streetcar. Written by Ed Stephan See less
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Updated Feb 2, 1914

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Feb 2, 1914 (United States)

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16 cast members
Name Known for
Charles Chaplin
Edgar English - Swindler Edgar English - Swindler   See fewer
Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle
Tough guy (uncredited) Tough guy (uncredited)   See fewer
Emma Clifton
Jealous Husband's Wife (uncredited) Jealous Husband's Wife (uncredited)   See fewer
Chester Conklin
Policeman / Bum (uncredited) Policeman / Bum (uncredited)   See fewer
Alice Davenport
Mother (uncredited) Mother (uncredited)   See fewer
Minta Durfee
Girl (uncredited) Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Billy Gilbert
Jealous Husband (uncredited) Jealous Husband (uncredited)   See fewer
Beverly Griffith
Seated Man with Editor (uncredited) Seated Man with Editor (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Inslee
Newspaper Editor (uncredited) Newspaper Editor (uncredited)   See fewer
Edgar Kennedy
Wreck Bystander (uncredited) Wreck Bystander (uncredited)   See fewer
Virginia Kirtley
Daughter (uncredited) Daughter (uncredited)   See fewer
Keystone Kops
Cops (uncredited) Cops (uncredited)   See fewer
Henry Lehrman
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Grover Ligon
Bald Man in Newspaper Office (uncredited) Bald Man in Newspaper Office (uncredited)   See fewer
Edward Nolan
Cop at Apartment Steps (uncredited) Cop at Apartment Steps (uncredited)   See fewer
Tammany Young
Onlooker (uncredited) Onlooker (uncredited)   See fewer
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