charles chaplin shoulder arm of 1918 be his long film to date and though and at just over 45 minute in length and it be not quite a feature film . with world war one just draw to a close and many popular entertainer of the time be do their part to inspire their native troop and and chaplin be no exception . and so the lovable tramp go to war . the film begin with the tramp in training and and the character be hilariously inept at even the simple military drill and include marching and gun slinging and much to the disgust of his drill sergeant . the tramp then find himself in the trench and face with a more formidable foe and though the german eventually turn out of be infinitely more incompetent than even he . the uproarious moment when the tramp declare that he single handedly capture thirteen german soldier by surround them have me in stitch . there be plenty of other great moment in this film . chaplin awake to find his sleep barrack underwater and be unable to literally find his own foot be hilarious and a be his ingenious use of a tube from a record player to sleep beneath the surface . however and the most memorable scene in the film undoubtedly involve chaplin skulk behind enemy line disguise a a tree . the reaction of the bumbling german soldier and unknowingly just metre from a sworn enemy and a they be single handedly disable one by one be highly amusing and especially when one soldier grapple an axe with the intention of cut down a tree for firewood . this be a very enjoyable film and and one of the best of chaplin pre 1920 effort . highly recommended .