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The New Janitor

The New Janitor

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 14, 1914

Runtime

0h 12m

Genres

Comedy

User Score

60%

Original Title

The New Janitor

Production Companies

Keystone Film Company

Director

Charlie Chaplin

Description

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.