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1914 Movies

Take a nostalgic look back at the top movies of 1914, celebrating the films, directors and actors that defined the year and left a lasting legacy in the world of entertainment.

Cabiria
Written by: Gabriele D'Annunzio, Titus Livius, Giovanni Pastrone
Directed by: Giovanni Pastrone
Starring: Lidia Quaranta, Umberto Mozzato, Bartolomeo Pagano
Country: Italy
Outline: Set during the Second Punic War, the film follows the abduction of a young Roman girl, Cabiria, and her subsequent adventures in ancient Sicily, Carthage, and North Africa. The narrative intertwines historical events with Cabiria's personal journey, highlighting themes of heroism and survival.
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Kid Auto Races at Venice
Written by: Henry Lehrman
Directed by: Henry Lehrman
Starring: Charles Chaplin, Henry Lehrman, Frank D. Williams, Gordon Griffith
Country: United States of America
Outline: In this silent comedy, Charlie Chaplin's 'Little Tramp' character disrupts a pushcart race in Venice, Los Angeles, causing frustration for the cameraman. This film marks the first appearance of Chaplin's iconic 'Little Tramp' persona.
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Making a Living
Written by: Henry Lehrman
Directed by: Henry Lehrman
Starring: Charles Chaplin, Henry Lehrman, Frank D. Williams, Gordon Griffith
Country: United States of America
Outline: In this silent comedy, Charlie Chaplin's 'Little Tramp' character disrupts a pushcart race in Venice, Los Angeles, causing frustration for the cameraman. This film marks the first appearance of Chaplin's iconic 'Little Tramp' persona.
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Cruel, Cruel Love
Written by: Craig Hutchinson
Directed by: George Nichols, Mack Sennett
Starring: Charlie Chaplin, Chester Conklin, Minta Durfee, Eva Nelson
Country: United States of America
Outline: In this silent comedy, Charlie Chaplin plays Lord Helpus, a wealthy man whose romantic entanglements lead to misunderstandings and comedic situations. The film was rediscovered in South America after being presumed lost for over 50 years.
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Dough and Dynamite
Written by: Mack Sennett
Directed by: Charlie Chaplin
Starring: Charlie Chaplin, Chester Conklin, Fritz Schade, Norma Nichols, Cecile Arnold, Vivian Edwards, Phyllis Allen, John Francis Dillon, Edgar Kennedy, Slim Summerville, Charley Chase, Wallace MacDonald
Country: United States of America
Outline: In this silent comedy, two waiters in a French restaurant and bakery face challenges when the bakery workers go on strike, leading to slapstick humor and a chaotic conclusion involving dynamite.
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Recreation
Written by: Charlie Chaplin
Directed by: Charlie Chaplin
Starring: Charlie Chaplin, Charles Bennett, Helen Carruthers, Edwin Frazee
Country: United States of America
Outline: In this short comedy, Charlie Chaplin's 'Little Tramp' character attempts suicide but is distracted by a flirtation with a young woman, leading to a series of comedic events.
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The Fatal Mallet
Written by: Mack Sennett
Directed by: Mack Sennett
Starring: Charlie Chaplin, Mabel Normand, Mack Sennett, Mack Swain
Country: United States of America
Outline: Three men vie for the affection of a charming woman, leading to comedic confrontations involving bricks and a mallet.
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The Star Boarder
Written by: Craig Hutchinson
Directed by: George Nichols
Starring: Charlie Chaplin, Minta Durfee, Edgar Kennedy, Gordon Griffith, Alice Davenport
Country: United States of America
Outline: Charlie Chaplin stars as a resident in a boarding house who becomes the favorite of his landlady, leading to jealousy among the other boarders. The situation escalates when the landlady's son exposes compromising photographs, causing a series of comedic misunderstandings.
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Tango Tangles
Written by: Mack Sennett
Directed by: Mack Sennett
Starring: Charles Chaplin, Ford Sterling, Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Chester Conklin, Minta Durfee
Country: United States of America
Outline: In a dance hall setting, a drunken Chaplin and his rivals compete for a woman's attention, leading to slapstick chaos.
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Our Country Cousins
Written by: Mack Sennett
Directed by: Mack Sennett
Starring: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Charley Chase, Edgar Kennedy, Rube Miller, Al St. John
Country: United States of America
Outline: Two farm boys fall in love with their visiting niece, leading to a series of comedic misadventures involving the Keystone Cops.
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Tillie's Punctured Romance
Written by: Hampton Del Ruth, Craig Hutchinson, Mack Sennett
Directed by: Mack Sennett
Starring: Marie Dressler, Mabel Normand, Charles Chaplin, Mack Swain, Charles Bennett, Chester Conklin, Charley Chase
Country: United States of America
Outline: A city man elopes with a country girl, leading to comedic complications as he tries to swindle her out of her inheritance.
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Dough and Dynamite
Written by: Mack Sennett
Directed by: Charles Chaplin
Starring: Charlie Chaplin, Chester Conklin, Fritz Schade, Norma Nichols, Cecile Arnold, Vivian Edwards, Phyllis Allen, John Francis Dillon, Edgar Kennedy, Slim Summerville, Charley Chase, Wallace MacDonald
Country: United States of America
Outline: Two waiters in a restaurant and bakery face comedic challenges, including a workers' strike and a dynamite mishap.
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An American Citizen
Written by: J. Searle Dawley, Madeleine Lucette Ryley
Directed by: J. Searle Dawley
Starring: John Barrymore, Evelyn Moore, Peter Lang, Hal Clarendon, Mrs. M.S. Smith, Ethel West, Howard Missimer, Edith Henkle, Alexander Gaden, Wellington A. Playter, Joe Short, Ernest Truex
Country: United States of America
Outline: Berresford Cruger, junior partner of the New York brokerage firm of Barbury, Brown and Cruger, is left a fortune of 60,000 pounds, by an English uncle, Carew, on the condition that he renounce his American citizenship, become a British subject, and marry an Englishwoman, the money otherwise being assigned to the Archaeological Society of England. Cruger patriotically refuses the fortune on these conditions, when his pretty English cousin, Beatrice Carew, who has been disinherited in favor of Cruger, because of a past romance with an American, suggests to him that they marry, and so keep the money in the family. Cruger’s American chivalry, and a strong interest in his attractive cousin are aroused. At this critical moment the disappearance of Brown, with $80,000 which he had had in trust for a Miss Georgia Chapin, is discovered.
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