Karry Best movie of this year hands down!

ThiefHott Too much of everything

Moustroll Good movie but grossly overrated

Claysaba Excellent, Without a doubt!!

Horst in Translation (filmreviews@web.de) "His New Job" is a black-and-white silent movie from Charlie Chaplin made exactly 100 years ago. Anniversary time! Chaplin made several films about work at stage or actor's life and this is one of them. When he tries to get cast, he causes all kinds of chaos as you probably expected already. He also directed this 30-minute movie. In terms of the cast here, you will find many of the names who appeared regularly in Chaplin's films plus a guy named Hitchcock. No idea if he was related to Alfred. Oh yeah, legendary actress Gloria Swanson is in here as well, one of the few names you could recognize from the cast. Of course, she only plays a minor character and this was long before her rise to stardom, but still. All in all, not too great or entertaining. Not recommended.

Petri Pelkonen Another great comedy from Charles Chaplin! This time Charlie plays Film Extra.He tries to get a job in a movie and, after causing a lot of trouble he is told to help the carpenter.But eventually Charlie gets his chance, when an actor doesn't show.Now he gets to act, but first he enters a dice game.And when he finally does act, it means a disaster.His New Job (1915) was Chaplin's first picture for the Essanay studios after Keystone.And he started getting more recognition.Charlotte Mineau does the female lead in this movie, playing Film Star.In the next one (A Night Out) Edna Purviance made her first appearance and was Chaplin's leading lady in many pictures to come.Also the great cross-eyed comedian Ben Turpin is in this movie playing Film Extra, in Anteroom.He had his big break with the help of Chaplin, even though Ben didn't like being under his direction.Leo White plays Actor, Hussar Officer.Robert Bolder is Studio President.Billy Armstrong is Extra.And the big diva, Gloria Swanson is in a small role playing Extra, Stenographer.A lot happens in this movie.We see Chaplin with Ben Turpin desperately fighting on the door, both wanting to see the studio president.And the touching love scene in the movie they're making, and he tears the skirt of the star.And the whole set is in danger when Charlie gets going.That was the genius of Chaplin.He could include so many funny gags in such a short time.

CitizenCaine Another historic Chaplin film does not a good film make. Chaplin debuts for Essanay Films in a film aptly titled His New Job. The job in the title refers to Chaplin trying to work for a film studio, much like his "A Film Johnnie" the year before. Chaplin tries his hand at carpentry backstage before wiggling his way into acting where he fails also. Chaplin starred in, directed, wrote, and edited the film, which also stars Ben Turpin of cross-eyed and large mustache fame. The film moves briskly, but it's really more of the same Keystone Chaplin. There is slapstick minus the excessive violence that marred earlier films, but there is barely a plot in this one. Future silent film giants Agnes Ayres and Gloria Swanson have bit roles in this film. ** of 4 stars.

anton-6 I love Chaplin´s short film they are really timeless(most of them). This short film is hilarious funny.It´s about the studio system. Chaplin is fantastic funny.4/5