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First movie Charles Chaplin both wrote and directed. Studio head, Mack Sennett, allowed Chaplin to take on these responsibilities on the condition that the actor would personal cover any financial losses should the film flop. As it turned, the film was a success and Chaplin's future as a filmmaker was assured. It was his debut as director but as a writer he wrote "Kid Auto Races at Venice," some months before,

This film is among the 34 short films included in the "Chaplin at Keystone" DVD collection.

41 second of this were cut from the 1914 release in the UK.