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Original title: The Floorwalker

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The Tramp is tricked into impersonating an embezzling floorwalker in a department store.The Tramp is tricked into impersonating an embezzling floorwalker in a department store.The Tramp is tricked into impersonating an embezzling floorwalker in a department store.

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Charles Chaplin

Impecuneous Customer

Eric Campbell

Store Manager

Edna Purviance

Secretary

Lloyd Bacon

Floorwalker

Albert Austin

Shop Assistant

Charlotte Mineau

Store Detective

Leo White

Elegant Customer

James T. Kelley

Lift Boy

Henry Bergman

Old Man
(uncredited)

Frank J. Coleman

Janitor
(uncredited)

Fred Goodwins

Shoe clerk
(uncredited)

Bud Jamison

Small Role
(uncredited)

Tom Nelson

Detective
(uncredited)

John Rand

Policeman
(uncredited)

Wesley Ruggles

Policeman
(uncredited)

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- Charles Chaplin
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Trivia
This film was noted for the first "running staircase" (escalator) used in films.

Goofs
There's only one escalator (going up), with none going down--and no visible stairs to boot.

Alternate versions
Kino International distributes a set of videos containing all the 12 Mutual short films made by Chaplin in 1915 - 1917. They are presented by David Shepard, who copyrighted the versions in 1984, and has a music soundtrack composed and performed by Michael Mortilla who copyrighted his score in 1989. The running time of this film is 24 minutes.

Connections
Edited into The Chaplin Cavalcade (1941)

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4/10

Below standard Chaplin

Although Charlie Chaplin made some great short comedies in the late 1910's, others don't quite make it. Examples like His New Job and Shanghaied come to mind, and I would also The Floorwalker in this category.

Charlie gets mistaken for a manager of a department store (and vice versa). This manager tries to steal money from the cash register and make a run for it, and Charlie is just an honest costumer but getting blamed for some missing objects, stolen by other costumers.

There aren't many laughs in it, except for the last couple of minutes or so with some great scenes on the escalator. For the rest, quite disappointing.

4/10.