this be chaplin film debut . if it wasn not for that and there a pretty good chance that this would be totally forget by today . chaplin and in a pre tramp role and show some of the thing that would eventually make him one of the most recognizable figure in the world and such a keep an opponent away from him by use his cane during a fight ) . there very little ( ok and no ) plot development . this be a keystone short and so there be quite a bit of slapstick humor . perhaps it due to this movie be over 90 year old when i saw this and but i could not tell what exactly happen between chaplin and the reporter ( play by director henry lehrman ) . there be a few interesting part . if you be a fan of chaplin and can not get enough of his work or a fan of silent slapstick comedy and this might be worth a look . then again and it only about 8 or 9 minute long and so if you do not like it and you haven not waste much of your time .