The Bond

The Bond

9 mins | Comedy | Sept. 29, 1918

A propaganda film created by Charlie Chaplin at his own expense for the Liberty Load Committee to help sell U.S. Liberty Bonds during World War I. The story is a series of sketches humorously illustrating various bonds like the bond of friendship and of marriage and, most important, the Liberty Bond, to K.O. the Kaiser which Charlie does literally.

The Bond

9 mins | Comedy | Sept. 29, 1918

The Bond
A propaganda film created by Charlie Chaplin at his own expense for the Liberty Load Committee to help sell U.S. Liberty Bonds during World War I. The story is a series of sketches humorously illustrating various bonds like the bond of friendship and of marriage and, most important, the Liberty Bond, to K.O. the Kaiser which Charlie does literally.
IMDb rating 5.4
Producers Charles Chaplin Productions, Liberty Loan Committee
Original title The Bond
Directors Charlie Chaplin
Writers Charlie Chaplin

Cast

Charlie Chaplin

as Charlie

Edna Purviance

as Charlie's Wife

Syd Chaplin

as The Kaiser

Henry Bergman

as John Bull (British version)