Shoulder Arms
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Synopsis
An American doughboy, stationed in France during the Great War, goes on a daring mission behind enemy lines and becomes a hero.
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A crew of 55+ credited
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Also known as
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- Pen3es
- Charlot soldatfr
- Charlot soldatoit
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Cast & Crew
55 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Charles Chaplin
as Doughboy
Charlie Chaplin
as Doughboy
Edna Purviance
as The Girl
Syd Chaplin
as Charlie's Comrade
Loyal Underwood
as Short German Officer
Henry Bergman
as Fat Whiskered German Soldier / The Kaiser's General / Bartender
Tom Wilson
as Dumb German Wood-Cutter
Albert Austin
as American Soldier / Clean Shaven German Soldier / Bearded German Soldier
Jack Wilson
as Crown Prince
W J Allen
as Motorcyclist (uncredited)
L A Blaisdell
as Motorcyclist (uncredited)
Alva D Blake
as U.S. Soldier / German Officer (uncredited)
Supporting cast
43Cliff Brouwer
as Soldier (uncredited)
E Brucker
as Bit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)
F S Colby
as Soldier (uncredited)
Slim Cole
as Soldier (uncredited)
Wellington Cross
as Motorcyclist (uncredited)
E H Devere
as Bit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)
C L Dice
as Motorcyclist (uncredited)
M J Donovan
as Soldier (uncredited)
Guy Eakins
as Soldier (uncredited)
Fred Everman
as Bit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)
Mark Faber
as Bit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)
G A Godfrey
as Motorcyclist (uncredited)
Harry Goldman
as Bit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)
Fred Graham
as Soldier (uncredited)
W E Graham
as Bit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)
James Griffin
as Bit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)
William Hackett
as Bit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)
Ray Hanford
as Soldier (uncredited)
A J Hartwell
as Bit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)
O E Haskins
as Bit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)
Tom Hawley
as Bit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)
Carl Herlinger
as Bit Part (uncredited)
W Herron
as Motorcyclist (uncredited)
Ed Hunt
as Soldier (uncredited)
E B Johnson
as Soldier (uncredited)
J Parks Jones
as U.S. Soldier (uncredited)
Charles Knuske
as Bit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)
Sam M Lewis
as Bit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)
Tom Madden
as Soldier (uncredited)
G E Marygold
as Motorcyclist (uncredited)
Clyde Mcatee
as Soldier (uncredited)
Robert Mckenzie
as Bit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)
Anthony North
as Bit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)
Louis Orr
as Soldier (uncredited)
J T Powell
as Motorcyclist (uncredited)
John Rand
as U.S. Soldier (uncredited)
Jack Shalford
as Soldier (uncredited)
J H Shewry
as Bit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)
Joe Van Meter
as Soldier (uncredited)
W G Wagner
as Motorcyclist (uncredited)
Tiny Ward
as Soldier (uncredited)
J H Warne
as Motorcyclist (uncredited)
Jack Willis
as Soldier / Bit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)
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