Shoulder Arms

About Shoulder Arms

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

Shoulder Arms (1918) is a comedy war film directed by Charlie Chaplin. Charlie Chaplin stars as Doughboy, Edna Purviance as The Girl, Sydney Chaplin as Charlie's Comrade, and Loyal Underwood as Short German Officer.

At 36 minutes long, it arrived in October 1918. Written by Charlie Chaplin. It was produced by Charles Chaplin Productions.

Shelv files it under world war i, behind enemy lines, trench warfare, and short film. It streams on Criterion Channel, FILMBOX+ Now Amazon Channel, and HBO Max in the United States. It scores 6.8 out of 10 from 210 TMDB voters.

A Trip to the Moon, The General, and All Quiet on the Western Front make useful companions to Shoulder Arms, all filed under black and white and silent film.