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Pay Day
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is a 1922 American silent film written, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin. It was Chaplin's last two-reel short film. The movie was distributed by First National Pictures.
Plot Summary
The film follows Chaplin as a laborer who works on a construction site. He attempts to keep some of his paycheck from his "virago wife," who wants all of his money. He manages to escape to a bar with his friends, but after getting drunk and trying to catch a streetcar home, he arrives at 5 a.m. to face his angry wife.
Cast

Charlie Chaplin as Laborer
Phyllis Allen as Laborer's Wife
Mack Swain as Foreman
Edna Purviance as Foreman's Daughter
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