The Bond

A propaganda film created by Charlie Chaplin at his own expense for the Liberty Load Committee to help sell U.S. Liberty Bonds during World War I. The story is a series of sketches humorously illustrating various bonds like the bond of friendship and of marriage and, most important, the Liberty Bond, to K.O. the Kaiser which Charlie does literally.

• Director: Charlie Chaplin
• Cast: Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Sydney Chaplin, Henry Bergman, Albert Austin, Joan Marsh, Tom Wilson