Shoulder Arms (1918)

An American doughboy, stationed in France during the Great War, goes on a daring mission behind enemy lines and becomes a hero.
- Released
- 1918-10-20
- Genres
- Comedy, War
- Runtime
- 36 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Charlie Chaplin, Charlie Chaplin
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 from 210 votes
Cast
- Charlie Chaplin as Doughboy
- Edna Purviance as The Girl
- Sydney Chaplin as Charlie's Comrade / The Kaiser
- Loyal Underwood as Short German Officer
- Henry Bergman as Fat Whiskered German Soldier / The Kaiser's General / Bartender
- Tom Wilson as Dumb German Wood-Cutter
- Albert Austin as American Soldier / Clean Shaven German Soldier / Bearded German Soldier
- Jack Wilson as Crown Prince
- W.J. Allen as Motorcyclist (uncredited)
- L.A. Blaisdell as Motorcyclist (uncredited)
- Alva D. Blake as U.S. Soldier / German Officer (uncredited)
- Cliff Brouwer as Soldier (uncredited)
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