

Charlie and his boss have difficulties just getting to the house they are going to wallpaper. The householder is angry because he can't get breakfast and his wife is screaming at the maid as they arrive. The kitchen gas stove explodes, and Charlie offers to fix it. The wife's secret lover arrives and is passed off as the workers' supervisor, but the husband doesn't buy this and fires shots. The stove explodes violently, destroying the house.

The Secret Lover
The film was directed by Charlie Chaplin.
The screenplay was written by Charlie Chaplin.
Cinematography was handled by Harry Ensign.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0006313.

1968
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1960
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1994
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1990
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1996
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1929
Harry Fox performs his vaudeville act.

1960
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1999
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1920
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