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Charlie Chaplin
Sir Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin, KBE (16 April 1889 – 25 December 1977) was an English comedic actor and film director. Chaplin became one of the most famous actors as well as a notable filmmaker, composer and musician in the early to mid Classical Hollywood era of American cinema.
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The Immigrant
The Immigrant (also called Broke) is a 1917 short comedy film starring the Charlie Chaplin Tramp character as an immigrant coming to the United States who is accused of theft on the voyage across the Atlantic Ocean, and befriends a young woman along...
Initial release date:
- Jun 17, 1917
Runtime:
- 24 min
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Behind the Screen
Behind the Screen is a 1916 short silent film written by, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin, and also starring Eric Campbell and Edna Purviance. The film takes place in a movie studio; Chaplin plays a stagehand named David while Campbell, a...
Initial release date:
- Nov 13, 1916
Runtime:
- 15 min
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A Night in the Show
A Night in the Show was Charlie Chaplin's 12th film for Essanay. It was made at Majestic Studio in Los Angeles the fall of 1915. Chaplin played two roles: one as Mr. Pest and one as Mr. Rowdy. The film was created from Chaplin's stage work from a...
Initial release date:
- Nov 20, 1915
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Runtime:
- 30 min
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The Pawnshop
The Pawnshop was Charlie Chaplin's sixth film for Mutual Film Company. Chaplin played the role of assistant to the pawnshop owner. Henry Bergman played the owner and Edna Purviance the owner's daughter. Albert Austin played an alarm clock owner who...
Initial release date:
- Oct 2, 1916
Runtime:
- 24 min
Produced by:
The Floorwalker
The Floorwalker was Charlie Chaplin's first Mutual Film Corporation film, made in 1916. It starred Chaplin as a customer in a department store who finds out the manager is stealing money from the store.
It was noted for the first 'running staircase'...
Initial release date:
- May 15, 1916
Runtime:
- 24 min
Produced by:
A Woman
A Woman was Charlie Chaplin's ninth film for Essanay Films. It was made in Los Angeles at the Majestic Studio and released in 1915. The film starts with Chaplin meeting Edna (Edna Purviance) and her parents in a park; the mother is played by Marta...
Initial release date:
- Jul 12, 1915
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Runtime:
- 20 min
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By the Sea
By the Sea is a 1915 film Charlie Chaplin made while waiting for a studio to work in Los Angeles. He just left Niles Essanay Studio after doing five films at that location. By the Sea was filmed all on location at Crystal Pier in April 1915. The...
Initial release date:
- Apr 29, 1915
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Runtime:
- 20 min
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A Jitney Elopement
A Jitney Elopement was Charlie Chaplin's fifth film for Essanay Films. It starred Charlie Chaplin and Edna Purviance as lovers, with Edna wanting Charlie to take her away from an arranged marriage her father (played by Fred Goodwins) had planned for...
Initial release date:
- Apr 1, 1915
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Runtime:
- 33 min
Produced by:
The Tramp
The Tramp was Charlie Chaplin's sixth film for Essanay Studios in 1915. Directed by Chaplin, it was the fifth and last film made at Essanay's Niles, California studio. The Tramp marked the beginning of The Tramp character most known today, even...
Initial release date:
- Apr 11, 1915
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Runtime:
- 32 min
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One A.M.
One A.M. was a unique Charlie Chaplin silent film created for Mutual Films in 1916. It was the first film he starred in alone, except for a brief scene of Albert Austin playing a cab driver.
Chaplin plays the role of a homeowner coming home late,...
Initial release date:
- 1917
Runtime:
- 24 min
Produced by:
The Count
The Count is Charlie Chaplin's fifth film for Mutual Films in 1916. Co-starring Eric Campbell and Edna Purviance, it is a story about Charlie and his boss finding an invitation to a party from a real Count. Each try to play the role as the Count...
Initial release date:
- Sep 4, 1916
Runtime:
- 24 min
Produced by:
A Day's Pleasure
A Day's Pleasure (1919) is Charlie Chaplin's fourth film for First National Films. It was created at the Chaplin Studio. It was a quickly made two-reeler to help fill a gap while working on his first feature The Kid. It is about a day outing with...
Initial release date:
- Dec 15, 1919
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Runtime:
- 25 min
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A Dog's Life
A Dog's Life (1918) is a silent film written, produced and directed by Charlie Chaplin. This was Chaplin's first film for First National Films.
Chaplin plays opposite an animal as "co-star". "Scraps" (the dog) was the hero in this film, as she helps...
Initial release date:
- Apr 14, 1918
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Runtime:
- 40 min
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Sunnyside
Sunnyside is a 1919 short silent film written, directed and starring Charlie Chaplin. It was his third film for First National Pictures.
Chaplin plays a handyman at a hotel. His love interest in the village is the girl played by Edna Purviance. A...
Initial release date:
- Jun 15, 1919
Directed by:
Runtime:
- 34 min
The Rink
The Rink, a silent film from 1916, was Charlie Chaplin's eighth film for Mutual Films. It co-starred Edna Purviance, Eric Campbell, Henry Bergman and Albert Austin. It is best known for showcasing Chaplin's roller skating skills.
After amusements...
Initial release date:
- Dec 4, 1916
Runtime:
- 24 min
Produced by:
Burlesque on Carmen
Charlie Chaplin's Burlesque on Carmen was Chaplin's 13th film for Essanay Films. It was released in 1915 and then later recut into a different version in 1916. Charlie Chaplin played Darn Hosiery and Edna Purviance played Carmen. Carmen was very...
Initial release date:
- 1916
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Runtime:
- 37 min
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The Vagabond
The Vagabond is a silent film by Charlie Chaplin and his third film with Mutual Films. Released to theaters on July 10, 1916, it co-starred Edna Purviance, Eric Campbell, Leo White and Lloyd Bacon. This film echoed Chaplin's work on The Tramp, with...
Initial release date:
- Jul 10, 1916
Runtime:
- 24 min
Produced by:
The Bank
The Bank was Charlie Chaplin's tenth film for Essanay Films.
Released in 1915, it is a departure from the tramp character, as Charlie Chaplin plays a janitor at a bank. Edna Purviance plays the secretary Charlie has a crush on and dreams that she...
Initial release date:
- Aug 9, 1915
Directed by:
Runtime:
- 33 min
Produced by:
The Idle Class
The Idle Class is a 1921 American silent film made by First National Pictures. It was written and directed by Charlie Chaplin.
Charlie Chaplin, as the "Little Tramp", heads to a resort for warm weather and a bit of golf. While at a dance at a...
Initial release date:
- Sep 25, 1921
Directed by:
Runtime:
- 32 min
Produced by:
Work
Work is a 1915 silent film starring Charlie Chaplin (his eighth film for Essanay Films), and co-starring Edna Purviance, Marta Golden and Charles Insley. It was filmed at the Majestic Studio in Los Angeles.
Charlie and his boss have difficulties...
Initial release date:
- Jun 21, 1915
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Runtime:
- 33 min
Produced by:
Dough and Dynamite
Dough and Dynamite is a 1914 American comedy silent film made by Keystone Studios starring Charlie Chaplin.
The story involves Chaplin and Chester Conklin working as waiters at a restaurant where the cooks go on strike. When the two are forced to...
Initial release date:
- Oct 26, 1914
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Runtime:
- 33 min
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Easy Street
Easy Street is a 1917 short comedy film by Charlie Chaplin.
In the film, the police are failing to maintain law and order and so it is Chaplin, as the Little Tramp character, who steps forward (rather reluctantly) to rid the street of bullies, help...
Initial release date:
- Feb 5, 1917
Runtime:
- 24 min
Produced by:
A Night Out
A Night Out is a 1915 Charlie Chaplin comedy short. It was Chaplin's first film with Edna Purviance, who would continue as his leading lady for the following eight years. It was also Chaplin's first film with Essanay Film Company in Niles,...
Initial release date:
- Feb 15, 1915
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Runtime:
- 33 min
Produced by:
The Adventurer
The Adventurer is a short comedy film made in 1917 written and directed by Charlie Chaplin. It is the last out of the twelve films made while he was under contract for the Mutual Film Corporation.
Chaplin plays an escaped convict on the run from...
Initial release date:
- Oct 22, 1917
Runtime:
- 24 min
Produced by:
The Champion
The Champion is a comedy film released in 1915 by Essanay Studios, starring Charlie Chaplin alongside Edna Purviance and Leo White. Essanay co-owner and star, Broncho Billy Anderson can be seen as an enthusiastic audience member in the boxing match...
Initial release date:
- Mar 11, 1915
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Runtime:
- 33 min
Produced by:
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The Fireman
The Fireman is the second film Charlie Chaplin created for Mutual Films in 1916. Released on June 12, 1916, it starred Chaplin as the fireman and Edna Purviance as the daughter to Lloyd Bacon. Lloyd Bacon played a character trying to arrange with...
Initial release date:
- Jun 12, 1916
Runtime:
- 24 min
Produced by:
The Cure
The Cure is a 1917 short comedy film written and directed by Charlie Chaplin.
Chaplin plays an inebriate who checks into a health spa to dry out, but brings along a suitcase full of alcohol. Along the way he aggravates a large man, escapes a bulky...
Initial release date:
- Apr 16, 1917
Runtime:
- 24 min
Produced by:
His New Profession
His New Profession is a 1914 American comedy silent film made at the Keystone Studios and starring Charlie Chaplin. The film involves Chaplin taking care of a man in a wheelchair.
Initial release date:
- Aug 31, 1914
Directed by:
Runtime:
- 16 min
Produced by:
The Rounders
For a 1965 film of the same name, see The Rounders (1965 film).
For a 1966 television series of the same name, see The Rounders (TV series).
The Rounders is a 1914 comedy short starring Charles Chaplin and Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle. The film involves...
Initial release date:
- 1914
Directed by:
Runtime:
- 16 min
Produced by:
Laughing Gas
Laughing Gas is a 1914 film starring Charlie Chaplin. It is also known as "Busy Little Dentist", "Down and Out", "Laffing Gas", "The Dentist", and "Tuning His Ivories".
Although only a dental assistant, Charlie pretends to be the dentist. After...
Initial release date:
- Jul 9, 1914
Directed by:
Runtime:
- 16 min
