The Silly Side of War

Includes the following films:

A Submarine Pirate

1915. USA. Directed by Charles Avery, Syd Chaplin. Screenplay by Mack Sennett. With Chaplin, Phyllis Allen, Glen Cavender, Wesley Ruggles, Edgar Kennedy, Harold Lloyd. Although the Lusitania had not yet been sunk and America was not yet in the war, submarines were in the news. In this goofy tale of a waiter-turned-pirate, Charles Chaplin’s older half-brother seizes the headlines—and a submarine. Approx. 40 min.

Yankee Doodle in Berlin

1919. USA. Directed by Richard Jones. Supervised and written by Mack Sennett. With Bothwell Browne, Ford Sterling, Mal St. Clair, Bert Roach, Ben Turpin, Marie Prevost, Eva Thacher, Chester Conklin. This typical Sennett comedy (violent slapstick, cross-dressing, etc.) pokes less-than-gentle fun at the Kaiser and his family. Approx. 55 min.

His Private Life

1926. USA. Directed by William Goodrich (Roscoe Arbuckle). With Lupino Lane. A spoiled rich boy is drafted, and his former butler becomes his drill sergeant. Approx. 18 min.