Three Charlies and One Phoney!

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Three Charlies and One Phoney! 1918

Three of Charlie Chaplin's best comedy shorts, plus one featuring his bestknown imitator—Billy West. Included are “Recreation” (“Fun is Fun”) (“Spring Fever”), “His Musical Career” (“The Piano Movers”) (“Musical Tramps”), “The Bond” (featuring Charlie in a Liberty Bond appeal) and “His Day Out” with Billy West imitating Chaplin. All but “His Day Out” were written and directed by Chaplin. 69m/B VHS . Charlie Chaplin, Mack Swain, Charley Chase, Edna Purviance, Sydney Chaplin, Albert Austin; D: Charlie Chaplin; W: Charlie Chaplin.