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Shoulder Arms
“Unprecedented in film annals!”
68%
Movie
36m
AI Analysis
Shoulder Arms (1918) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Shoulder Arms (1918) — a movie tagged as Comedy and War with funny and epic moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: An American doughboy, stationed in France during the Great War, goes on a daring mission behind enemy lines and becomes a hero. Our models also surface themes such as war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~36 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Shoulder Arms 68% (195 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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from 195 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
An American doughboy, stationed in France during the Great War, goes on a daring mission behind enemy lines and becomes a hero.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1918-10-20
- Runtime
- 36m
- TMDB rating
- 6.8
- TMDB ID
- 53423
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Is there an official trailer for Shoulder Arms?
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What is Shoulder Arms about?
An American doughboy, stationed in France during the Great War, goes on a daring mission behind enemy lines and becomes a hero.
Is there an AI analysis for Shoulder Arms?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie Shoulder Arms?
The official runtime for Shoulder Arms is approximately 36 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Charlie Chaplin
Doughboy

Edna Purviance
The Girl

Syd 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)
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