Best on Max: Shoulder Arms Watch and Cast Guide

Shoulder Arms (1918) — an evergreen reference for this movie: the essentials, the cast, where to watch and what to watch next. Unprecedented in film annals!

Where to watch

TMDB's U.S. watch-provider data lists HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, HBO Max, FilmBox Live Amazon Channel. Availability changes by country and date, so check your streaming app before watching.

Cast

Charlie Chaplin as Doughboy; Edna Purviance as The Girl; Syd Chaplin as Charlie's Comrade / The Kaiser; Loyal Underwood as Short German Officer; Henry Bergman as Fat Whiskered German Soldier / The Kaiser's General / Bartender; Tom Wilson as Dumb German Wood-Cutter; Albert Austin as American Soldier / Clean Shaven German Soldier / Bearded German Soldier; Jack Wilson as Crown Prince

About Shoulder Arms

An American doughboy, stationed in France during the Great War, goes on a daring mission behind enemy lines and becomes a hero.

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