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Gentlemen of Nerve

1914 film by Charlie Chaplin

October 29, 1914 (1914-10-29)

Running time

16 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguagesSilent film
English (Original titles)

Gentlemen of Nerve is a 1914 American comedy silent film directed by Charlie Chaplin, starring Chaplin and Mabel Normand, and produced by Mack Sennett for Keystone Studios.^[1]

Gentlemen of Nerve

Plot

Mabel and her beau go to an auto race and are joined by Charlie and his friend. As Charlie's friend is attempting to enter the raceway through a hole, the friend gets stuck and a policeman shows up.

Cast

Charlie Chaplin - Mr. Wow-Wow
Mabel Normand - Mabel
Chester Conklin - Mr. Walrus
Mack Swain - Ambrose
Phyllis Allen - Flirty woman
Alice Davenport - Patron

Reception

A reviewer from Bioscope wrote, "Charles Chaplin, as the very broke gentleman who is anxious to make love to all the pretty girls assembled to watch some daring motor-races, manages to obtain an abundance of humor out of every situation. It is just the type of film that audiences have grown to appreciate with great gusto."^[2]

Motion Picture News commented, "Charlie, Chester and Mabel attend an auto race. Results? As laughable as were ever pictured."^[2]

References

^ Walker, Brent E. (2010). Mack Sennett's Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio and His Keystone and Mack Sennett Comedies, with Biographies of Players and Personnel. McFarland Inc. p. 303. ISBN 9780786457076. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
^ ^a ^b Wade, Chris (2019). Charlie Chaplin: The Complete Film Guide. Lulu.com. p. 83.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gentlemen of Nerve.

Gentlemen of Nerve on YouTube
Gentlemen of Nerve at IMDb
Gentlemen of Nerve is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
Gentlemen of Nerve at the Progressive Silent Film List

Charlie Chaplin

Filmography
The Tramp
Chaplin family

Books

My Autobiography
Chaplin: His Life and Art
Charlie Chaplin: Intimate Close-Ups
Chaplin: A Life
Sunnyside

Songs

"Smile" (1936 music, 1954 lyrics)
"Eternally (Terry's Theme)" (1952 music, 1953 lyrics)
"This Is My Song" (1967)

Other

Films about Chaplin

Chaplinesque, My Life and Hard Times
Unknown Chaplin
Chaplin
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin

Musicals about Chaplin

Little Tramp
Chaplin (1993)
Chaplin (2006)

Films directed by Chaplin

Keystone Studios	Twenty Minutes of Love (1914) Caught in the Rain (1914) A Busy Day (1914) Her Friend the Bandit (1914) Mabel's Married Life (1914) Laughing Gas (1914) The Property Man (1914) The Face on the Bar Room Floor (1914) Recreation (1914) The Masquerader (1914) His New Profession (1914) The Rounders (1914) The New Janitor (1914) Those Love Pangs (1914) Dough and Dynamite (1914) Gentlemen of Nerve (1914) His Musical Career (1914) His Trysting Place (1914) Getting Acquainted (1914) His Prehistoric Past (1914)
Essanay Studios	His New Job (1915) A Night Out (1915) The Champion (1915) In the Park (1915) A Jitney Elopement (1915) The Tramp (1915) By the Sea (1915) Work (1915) A Woman (1915) The Bank (1915) Shanghaied (1915) A Night in the Show (1915) A Burlesque on Carmen (1915) Police (1916) Triple Trouble (1918)
Mutual Film Corp	The Floorwalker (1916) The Fireman (1916) The Vagabond (1916) One A.M. (1916) The Count (1916) The Pawnshop (1916) Behind the Screen (1916) The Rink (1916) Easy Street (1917) The Cure (1917) The Immigrant (1917) The Adventurer (1917)
First National	A Dog's Life (1918) The Bond (1918) Shoulder Arms (1918) Sunnyside (1919) A Day's Pleasure (1919) The Kid (1921) The Idle Class (1921) Pay Day (1922) The Pilgrim (1923)
United Artists	A Woman of Paris (1923) The Gold Rush (1925) The Circus (1928) City Lights (1931) Modern Times (1936) The Great Dictator (1940) Monsieur Verdoux (1947) Limelight (1952)
Later productions	A King in New York (1957) A Countess from Hong Kong (1967)
See also	The Chaplin Revue (1959)