Amedee Van Beuren of Van Beuren Studios, purchased Chaplin's Mutual comedies for $10,000 each, added music by Gene Rodemich and Winston Sharples and sound effects, and re-released them through RKO Radio Pictures. Chaplin had no legal recourse to stop the RKO release. See also List of American films of 1917 Charlie Chaplin filmography References External links 1917 films Short films directed by Charlie Chaplin American silent short films American black-and-white films 1917 comedy films Silent American comedy films Articles containing video clips American comedy short films Mutual Film films 1917 short films 1910s American films