The New Janitor

Name: The New Janitor
Director: Charlie Chaplin
Released: 1914
Duration: 12 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Charles Chaplin, John T. Dillon, Al St. John, Glen Cavender, Jess Dandy

1914 · 12 MIN · IMDB 6.1 · 1,243 VOTES · DIR. Charlie Chaplin

Overview

The hero, a janitor played by Chaplin, is fired from work for accidentally knocking his bucket of water out the window and onto his boss the chief banker (Tandy). Meanwhile, one of the junior managers (Dillon) is being threatened with exposure by his bookie for gambling debts unpaid. Thus the manager decides to steal from the company.

Dialogue Timeline — 10 lines

00:00:02 Charles Chaplin in THE NEW JANITOR

00:00:30 Will call today to collect that gambling debt...

00:00:36 ...Have the money ready for me, or I'll efface you. Luke Connor

00:02:16 Luke Connor.

00:02:41 "I'll get it by five o'lock."

00:04:03 Bounced.

00:04:28 Going down.

00:08:01 The Porter's button.

00:10:59 PLEASE DO NOT EAT PEANUTS and throw the shucks upon the floor.

00:11:02 It is both annoying and unclean.

Cast & Characters

Charles Chaplin Janitor John T. Dillon Villainous Manager Al St. John Elevator Boy Glen Cavender Luke Connor - Gambler Jess Dandy Bank President Frank Hayes Accountant Helen Carruthers Secretary

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed10

Dialogue density0.8 lines / min

First line00:00:02

Final line00:11:02

Production Record

DirectorCharlie Chaplin

LanguageEnglish

IMDb votes1,243