Gentlemen of Nerve

1914 film by Charlie Chaplin

Gentlemen of Nerve

Charlie Chaplin, Mabel Normand and Mack Swain in Gentlemen of Nerve

Directed by| Charlie Chaplin
Produced by| Mack Sennett
Starring| Charlie Chaplin
Mabel Normand
Chester Conklin
Mack Swain
Phyllis Allen
Edgar Kennedy
Alice Davenport
Cinematography| Frank D. Williams

Production
company

Keystone Studios

Distributed by| Mutual Film

Release date

* October 29, 1914 (1914-10-29)

Running time

| 16 minutes
Country| United States
Languages| Silent 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

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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

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

## Reception

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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

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1. ^ 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.
2. ^ a b Wade, Chris (2019). Charlie Chaplin: The Complete Film Guide. Lulu.com. p. 83.

## See also

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* List of American films of 1914

## External links

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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

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* 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|

* United Artists
* 3623 Chaplin
* Charlie Chaplin Studios
* Manoir de Ban
* Montecito Inn
* Chaplin & Co
* Charlie Chaplin comics
* Charlie Chaplin's Comic Capers
* London statue

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)

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Essanay Studios|

| Chicago|

* His New Job (1915)

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Niles|

* A Night Out (1915)
* The Champion (1915)
* In the Park (1915)
* A Jitney Elopement (1915)
* The Tramp (1915)

Los Angeles|

* 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)

Films not directed by Chaplin|

*   * Making a Living (1914)
* Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914)

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