A Day's Pleasure

A Day's Pleasure

6.2IMDb Score
Released:1919-12-15
Genre:Comedy
Duration:18 min
Director:Charlie Chaplin
Actors:Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Jackie Coogan, Babe London, Loyal Underwood
Production:First National Pictures

Overview:

A father takes his family for an outing, which turns out to be a ridiculous trial.

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