Charlie Chaplin - His Favourite Pastime (1914)

Door Trouble

His Favourite Pastime is a 1914 American comedy movie starring Charlie Chaplin. The Movie also stars Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle credited as Shabby drunk!

Messing with Man

Although Charlie Chaplin's short Movie "His Favourite Pastime" features some ‘blackface’ characters (mainly the maid, but also staff in the bar), where whites ‘blacked up’ to play ethnic stereotypes, it was a type of then-common film comedy that Chaplin generally did his best to avoid.

Getting Beaten Up

Charlie finally leaves the bar, sees the woman leaving, follows the woman home, and proceeds to make a nuisance of himself, eventually getting kicked out of the house.

Leg Stuck

As with so many of these shorts, the end when it comes is rather abrupt and there is no climax to the story. The discrepancy might be down to missing material as original reviews of the film mentioned something to do with cheese and Charlie ending up atop a telegraph pole.

Teasing for Drink

His Favourite Pastime, Charlie gets drunk in the bar. He steps outside, meets a pretty woman, tries to flirt with her, only to retreat after the woman's father returns. He finally leaves the bar, sees the woman leaving, follows the woman home, and proceeds to make a nuisance of himself, eventually getting kicked out of the house.