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Pay Day

Pay Day

Chaplin's finest 'Short'

19227.00h 22m

Overview

A bricklayer and his wife clash over his end-of-the-week partying.

Directed by Charlie Chaplin
Written by Charlie Chaplin
Produced by Charlie Chaplin
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Top Cast

Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin

Laborer

Phyllis Allen

Phyllis Allen

His Wife

Mack Swain

Mack Swain

Foreman

Edna Purviance

Edna Purviance

Foreman's Daughter

Syd Chaplin

Syd Chaplin

Charlie's Friend and Lunch Cart Owner

Albert Austin

Albert Austin

Workman

John Rand

John Rand

Workman

Loyal Underwood

Loyal Underwood

Workman

Henry Bergman

Henry Bergman

Drinking Companion

Al Ernest Garcia

Al Ernest Garcia

Drinking Companion and Policeman

Themes & Keywords

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About Pay Day

Pay Day is a comedy film released in 1922 exploring themes of saloon, sequel, black and white, bathtub, silent film, bricklayer. Directed by Charlie Chaplin, it stars Charlie Chaplin, Phyllis Allen, Mack Swain. A bricklayer and his wife clash over his end-of-the-week partying.

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