Shoulder Arms

Shoulder Arms
Theatrical poster
Directed byCharlie Chaplin
Written byCharlie Chaplin
Produced byCharlie Chaplin
StarringEdna Purviance
Sydney Chaplin
CinematographyRoland Totheroh
Edited byCharlie Chaplin
Distributed byFirst National Pictures
Release date
  • October 20, 1918 (1918-10-20)
Running time
36 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (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.