Recreation
Aug 13 1914
•0h 6m
•Comedy
Charlie begins to woo a woman on a bench, only to have her seaman boyfriend object. After a brick fight between the two men that eventually involves two police officers, all five people end up in the local pond to cool off.
Cast
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Charlie Chaplin
Tramp
Charles Bennett
Seaman on Park Bench (uncredited)
Helen Carruthers
Girl in Park (uncredited)
Edwin Frazee
Short Cop
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