The Bond
Directed by	Charlie Chaplin
Written by	Charlie Chaplin
Starring	Edna Purviance Albert Austin Sydney Chaplin
Distributed by	First National Pictures Inc.
Release date(s)	1918
Running time	5 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent film English intertitles
IMDb profile

The Bond is a propaganda film created by Charlie Chaplin at his own expense for the Liberty Load Committee for theatrical release to help sell U. Edna Purviance ( October 21 1895 &ndash January 11 1958) was an American actress during the Silent movie Albert Austin ( 13 December, 1881 or 1885 - 17 August, 1953) was an Actor, Film star, director and For Sydney Chaplin's nephew son of Charlie Chaplin see Sydney Earle Chaplin Sydney Chaplin ( March 16 1885 &ndash First National was an association of independent theater owners in the United States that expanded from exhibiting movies to distributing them and eventually to producing them as The year 1918 in film involved some significant events Events Following litigation for anti-trust activities the US Supreme Court orders the Motion Picture The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Propaganda is a concerted set of messages aimed at influencing the opinions or behaviors of large numbers of people S. Liberty Bonds during World War I. War bonds are a type of Savings bond used by combatant nations to help fund a war effort and as a Monetary policy for controlling Inflation from an World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All

Made in 1918 with Edna Purviance, Albert Austin and Sydney Chaplin, the film has a distinctive visual motif set in a simple plain black set with starkly lit simple props and arrangements. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Edna Purviance ( October 21 1895 &ndash January 11 1958) was an American actress during the Silent movie Albert Austin ( 13 December, 1881 or 1885 - 17 August, 1953) was an Actor, Film star, director and For Sydney Chaplin's nephew son of Charlie Chaplin see Sydney Earle Chaplin Sydney Chaplin ( March 16 1885 &ndash 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. Kaiser is the German title meaning " Emperor " with Kaiserin being the female equivalent " Empress "

There was also a British version with Uncle Sam replaced by John Bull and promotes War Bonds. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Uncle Sam is a National personification of the United States (US with the first usage of the term dating from the War of 1812 and the first John Bull is a National personification of the United Kingdom in general and England in particular originating in the creation of Dr

Related Media

"The bond of friendship"

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A video clip from the silent film, "The Bond" (1918).

"The marriage bond"

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A video clip from the silent film, "The Bond" (1918).

"U.S. Liberty Bonds"

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A video clip from the silent film, "The Bond" (1918).

Cast

• Charles Chaplin - Charlie
• Edna Purviance - Charlie's Wife
• Albert Austin - Friend
• Sydney Chaplin - The Kaiser

External links

• The Bond at the Internet Movie Database
• Complete film at Archive.org