The Bond
1918 · 9 MIN · IMDB 5.4 · 1,233 VOTES · DIR. Charlie Chaplin
Overview
A propaganda film created by Charlie Chaplin at his own expense for the Liberty Load Committee to help sell U.S. Liberty Bonds during World War I. The story is a series of sketches humorously illustrating various bonds like the bond of friendship and of marriage and, most important, the Liberty Bond, to K.O. the Kaiser which Charlie does literally.
Dialogue Timeline — 22 lines
00:00:00 THE BOND
00:00:05 written & directed by Charlie Chaplin
00:00:15 A rare propaganda film...
00:00:18 ...made for the Liberty Loan Committee...
00:00:22 Its importance lies in its technique...
00:00:24 ...and charasteristic Chaplin touches.
00:00:27 Each skit contained only...
00:00:29 ...simple, white, stylized properties...
00:00:32 ...against a black back-drop.
00:00:35 This was the only Chaplin comedy...
00:00:37 ...in which this technique was used.
00:00:40 There are different kinds of bonds.
00:00:44 The bond of friendship.
00:02:35 The bond of love.
00:05:30 The marriage bond.
00:07:51 ...and most important at all, THE LIBERTY BOND.
00:08:06 The Kaiser.
00:08:53 LIBERTY BONDS
00:08:56 THE PEOPLE
00:08:58 INDUSTRY
00:10:41 LIBERTY BONDS
00:10:53 THE END
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed22
Dialogue density2.4 lines / min
First line00:00:00
Final line00:10:53
Production Record
DirectorCharlie Chaplin
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,233