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70% Critic Match
Pay Day
“Chaplin's finest 'Short'”
7.0 / 10• 1922• 22m•NR• English
Comedy
Storyline
A bricklayer and his wife clash over his end-of-the-week partying.
Cast & Crew
Charlie Chaplin
Laborer
Lead
Phyllis Allen
His Wife
Mack Swain
Foreman
Edna Purviance
Foreman's Daughter
Syd Chaplin
Charlie's Friend and Lunch Cart Owner
Albert Austin
Workman
John Rand
Workman
Loyal Underwood
Workman
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Charlie Chaplin's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Pay Day is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
