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Making a Living

5.7191413mGMovieComedy

A swindler scams a newspaper reporter-photographer and then, not realizing where the man is employed, applies for a job at his newspaper.

DirectorHenry Lehrman
WriterReed Heustis
ProducerMack Sennett

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Cast · Directed by Henry Lehrman

CCCharlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
The Swindler (uncredited)
HLHenry Lehrman
Henry Lehrman
Newspaper Reporter-Photographer (uncredited)
VKVirginia Kirtley
Virginia Kirtley
Fiancée (uncredited)
ADAlice Davenport
Alice Davenport
Fiancée's Mother (uncredited)
BG
Billy Gilbert
Jealous Husband (uncredited)
EC
Emma Clifton
Jealous Husband's Wife (uncredited)
CICharles Inslee
Charles Inslee
Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
BG
Beverly Griffith
Seated Man with Editor (uncredited)
GL
Grover Ligon
Bald Man in Newspaper Office (uncredited)
EN
Edward Nolan
Cop at Apartment Steps (uncredited)
TYTammany Young
Tammany Young
Onlooker (uncredited)
EKEdgar Kennedy
Edgar Kennedy
Wreck Bystander (uncredited)

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Making a Living is streaming on Public Domain Movies in United States, and available to rent or buy on Amazon Video. It's not currently on Netflix.

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No, Making a Living is not on Netflix in United States as of October 2026. It's currently on Public Domain Movies.

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Making a Living is available to stream free (with ads) on Public Domain Movies in United States.