Shoulder Arms (1918)
Unprecedented in film annals!
An American doughboy, stationed in France during the Great War, goes on a daring mission behind enemy lines and becomes a hero.
Rated
G
Year
1918
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
20 October 1918
TMDB
6.8 (207)
CineVerse
— (0)
Ratings
0 fansNo ratings yet.
Charlie Chaplin
Doughboy
Edna Purviance
The Girl
Sydney Chaplin
Charlie's Comrade / The Kaiser
Loyal Underwood
Short German Officer
Henry Bergman
Fat Whiskered German Soldier / The Kaiser's General / Bartender
Tom Wilson
Dumb German Wood-Cutter
Albert Austin
American Soldier / Clean Shaven German Soldier / Bearded German Soldier
J
Jack Wilson
Crown Prince
W
W.J. Allen
Motorcyclist (uncredited)
L
L.A. Blaisdell
Motorcyclist (uncredited)
Alva D. Blake
U.S. Soldier / German Officer (uncredited)
C
Cliff Brouwer
Soldier (uncredited)
E
E. Brucker
Bit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)
F
F.S. Colby
Soldier (uncredited)
S
Slim Cole
Soldier (uncredited)
W
Wellington Cross
Motorcyclist (uncredited)
E
E.H. Devere
Bit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)
C
C.L. Dice
Motorcyclist (uncredited)
M
M.J. Donovan
Soldier (uncredited)
G
Guy Eakins
Soldier (uncredited)
F
Fred Everman
Bit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)
M
Mark Faber
Bit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)
G
G.A. Godfrey
Motorcyclist (uncredited)
H
Harry Goldman
Bit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)
F
Fred Graham
Soldier (uncredited)
W
W.E. Graham
Bit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)
J
James Griffin
Bit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)
W
William Hackett
Bit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)
Ray Hanford
Soldier (uncredited)
A
A.J. Hartwell
Bit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)
O
O.E. Haskins
Bit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)
T
Tom Hawley
Bit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)
C
Carl Herlinger
Bit Part (uncredited)
W
W. Herron
Motorcyclist (uncredited)
E
Ed Hunt
Soldier (uncredited)
E
E.B. Johnson
Soldier (uncredited)
J
J. Parks Jones
U.S. Soldier (uncredited)
C
Charles Knuske
Bit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)
Sam M. Lewis
Bit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)
T
Tom Madden
Soldier (uncredited)
G
G.E. Marygold
Motorcyclist (uncredited)
C
Clyde McAtee
Soldier (uncredited)
Robert McKenzie
Bit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)
A
Anthony North
Bit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)
L
Louis Orr
Soldier (uncredited)
J
J.T. Powell
Motorcyclist (uncredited)
John Rand
U.S. Soldier (uncredited)
J
Jack Shalford
Soldier (uncredited)
J
J.H. Shewry
Bit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)
J
Joe Van Meter
Soldier (uncredited)
W
W.G. Wagner
Motorcyclist (uncredited)
Tiny Ward
Soldier (uncredited)
J
J.H. Warne
Motorcyclist (uncredited)
J
Jack Willis
Soldier / Bit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)
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