Making a Living
An out-of-work swindler takes a job as a reporter. After witnessing a car go over cliff, he grabs a rival reporter's camera and races to the newspaper office to enter the photo as his own. His rival is delayed when he gets caught in a woman's bedroom by her jealous husband. The swindler follows the distribution of the paper containing his 'scoop' around town where he is once again chased by the rival reporter. Both end up on the cow-catcher of a streetcar.
- Rated
- G
- Runtime
- 11m
- Released
- 1914
Details
Release year: 1914
Storyline
An out-of-work swindler takes a job as a reporter. After witnessing a car go over cliff, he grabs a rival reporter's camera and races to the newspaper office to enter the photo as his own. His rival is delayed when he gets caught in a woman's bedroom by her jealous husband. The swindler follows the distribution of the paper containing his 'scoop' around town where he is once again chased by the rival reporter. Both end up on the cow-catcher of a streetcar.
Top credits
- Charles Chaplin — Edgar English - Swindler
- Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle — Tough guy
- Emma Clifton — Jealous Husband's Wife
- Chester Conklin — Policeman, Bum