How does Behind the Screen end?

In the final act ("Bomb Plot and Studio Salvation"): Edna overhears the strikers' plan to destroy the studio with dynamite. She actively thwarts the villainous conspiracy, saving the facility and restoring order to the production.

Behind the Screen (1916) — AI Story Visualization

Name: Behind the Screen
Genre: comedy, romance
Released: 1916
Rating: 6.5

Plot Analysis Summary

A silent comedy depicting workplace hierarchy, labor disputes, and romantic deception within a movie studio.

Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases

Studio Hierarchy and Rejection

The Great Strike and Disguise

Discovery and Workplace Mockery

Bomb Plot and Studio Salvation

During the troubled shooting of several movies, David, the prop man's assistant, meets an aspiring actress who tries to find work in the studio. Things get messy when the stagehands decide to go on strike.

Directed by

Charlie Chaplin

Key Cast

Charlie Chaplin — David - Property Man's Assistant
Eric Campbell — Goliath - Property Man
Edna Purviance — Aspiring Actress
Henry Bergman — Director of Historical Film
Tom Wood — Actor (uncredited)

Rating: 6.5/10 (99 votes)