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| Motion Picture News, 07-September-1918 |
This ad for "How Charlie Captured the Kaiser" calls it "A side splitting amateur burlesque by Pat Sullivan -- famous cartoonist." Sullivan later produced the Felix the Cat movies. According to historians, animator Otto Messmer did all the work.
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| Moving Picture World, 07-September-1918 |
Meanwhile back at Essanay, they were still trying to squeeze a buck out of their Chaplin footage. They took pieces of released shorts ("Police") and unreleased and an unfinished feature (
Life) and some footage not shot by Chaplin to produce
Triple Trouble.
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| Motion Picture News, 07-September-1918 |
Theaters like the Rialto in San Francisco reported that
Triple Trouble was doing good business.
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| Motion Picture News, 07-September-1918 |
The Chicago-area booker had 16 prints in circulation.
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| Motion Picture News, 07-September-1918 |
In many cases, the film was held over for a second week.
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| Motion Picture News, 14-September-1918 |
A telegram from the Philadelphia exhibitor said that at first he was worried, but the audience response had reassured him.
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| Motion Picture News, 14-September-1918 |
"Everyone has been happy." People were desperate for a new Chaplin movie.
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| Motion Picture News, 21-September-1918 |
"Everyone Laughing at 'Triple Trouble' and 'Triple Trouble's Troubles.'" Try saying that five times real fast.
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| Motion Picture News, 28-September-1918 |
A telegram from the Chicago exhibitors says "Tell the other exhibitors to get busy and cash in."
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| Film Daily, 22-September-1918 |
"Newspapers Critics Call 'Triple Trouble' Funniest Chaplin Film." I guess there is no accounting for taste.
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| Film Daily, 29-September-1918 |
"Play a Trump and Win." Bridge was a popular card game back then.
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| Moving Picture World, 07-September-1918 |
Chaplin and other stars were making short films to promote sales of Liberty Bonds.
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| Moving Picture World, 07-September-1918 |
"Charlie Chaplin has maintained great secrecy as to the nature of the story upon which he is working..."
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| Moving Picture World, 21-September-1918 |
First National asked exhibitors to make sure to advertise "The Bond" as a propaganda film, so it would not be confused with regular Chaplin releases.
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| Moving Picture World, 28-September-1918 |
Chaplin's next regular release, "Shoulder Arms," would be three reels in length.
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