Firefighter Charlie Chaplin is tricked into letting a house burn by an owner who wants to collect on the insurance.

A pawnbroker’s assistant deals with his grumpy boss, his annoying co-worker and some eccentric customers as he flirts with the pawnbroker’s daughter, until a perfidious crook with bad intentions arrives…

An alcoholic checks into a health spa and his antics promptly throw the establishment into chaos.

An American doughboy, stationed in France during the Great War, goes on a daring mission behind enemy lines and becomes a hero.

A shipowner intends to scuttle his ship on its last voyage to get the insurance money. Charlie, a tramp in love with the owner’s daughter, is grabbed by the captain…

A bricklayer and his wife clash over his end-of-the-week partying.

A tailor’s apprentice burns Count Broko’s clothes while ironing them and the tailor fires him. Later, the tailor discovers a note explaining that the count cannot attend a dance party,…

In an attempt at greater efficiency, the chef of a fancy oceanside restaurant and his assistant wreak havoc in the establishment. Adding to the complications is the arrival of a…

A gypsy seductress is sent to sway a goofy officer to allow a smuggling run.

Charlie, a wandering tramp, becomes a circus handyman – soon the star of the show – and falls in love with the circus owner’s stepdaughter.

The daring convict no. 23, known as The Eel, escapes from prison and, after mocking his inept persecutors, saves the lives of three people in peril: a beautiful girl, her…

An European immigrant endures a challenging voyage only to get into trouble as soon as he arrives in New York.

After years of torment and torture, a disturbed young man snaps and takes out his frustration in particularly violent ways.