Triple Trouble (1918 film)

Triple Trouble is a tworeel American silent comedy film that was released in 1918. It starred Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, and Leo White. This film was not an official Chaplin film, even though it has many Chaplin directed scenes it was edited together out of outtakes and newly shot footage by the Essanay Film Manufacturing Company, with Leo White as director for the new scenes. Since Chaplin did not have legal control over the films made during his time with Essanay, he could not prevent its release.

His days work done, Charlie makes his way to a flophouse for a nights sleep. At this point, a pickpocket also Billy Armstrong holds up the Count, but instead of taking his money he agrees to join the caper to liberate Dr. Nutt of his invention. The conversation is overheard by a cop, who then runs off to inform his fellow officers they are in an abandoned lot, shooting craps. They storm the Nutt house, and highly disrupt its resident, but explain to him that they are on the trail of a great robbery.Back at the flophouse, Charlie is prevented from settling down by a loud, singing drunk James T. Kelley whom he eventuallyand somewhat affectionatelydispatches with a champagne bottle. A thief Bud Jamison steals in during the night and robs the singing drunk, and although Charlie takes what he thinks are adequate precautions, he is robbed also. Charlie disguises himself under the blankets and manages to get his money back from the thief, but when the thief tries to stab him it wakes everyone up and a fight breaks among all of the men. Charlie manages to escape, dodging several cops on the way. However, he runs into the pickpocket on the street recognizing him as an old friend, Charlie agrees to help him find a mark, and leads him to the Nutt house. ........

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