Shoulder Arms
| Shoulder Arms | |
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| Directed by | Charlie Chaplin |
| Written by | Charlie Chaplin |
| Produced by | Charlie Chaplin |
| Starring | Edna Purviance Sydney Chaplin |
| Cinematography | Roland Totheroh |
| Edited by | Charlie Chaplin |
| Distributed by | First National Pictures |
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Running time | 36 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
| Box office | $700,000-$1 million |
Shoulder Arms is Charlie Chaplin's second film for First National Pictures. Released in 1918, it is a silent comedy film set in France during World War I, the first of three films he made on the subject of war. It co-starred Edna Purviance and Sydney Chaplin, Chaplin's elder brother. In this film, Chaplin is never in his Little Tramp outfit.