The New Janitor

Directed by Charlie Chaplin

Produced by Keystone Film Company

A lighthearted silent comedy built on physical mishap and mistaken identity, where an innocent janitor becomes entangled in a theft plot through circumstance rather than intent.

The hero, a janitor played by Chaplin, is fired from work for accidentally knocking his bucket of water out the window and onto his boss the chief banker (Tandy). Meanwhile, one of the junior managers (Dillon) is being threatened with exposure by his bookie for gambling debts unpaid. Thus the manager decides to steal from the company.