Category: Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin’s ‘The Immigrant’ (1917)

Charlie is an immigrant who endures a challenging voyage and gets into trouble as soon as he arrives in America. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: epochoriginal.com Feature Films: www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” Follow EpochTV on…


Charlie Chaplin: Charlie Shanghaied

A ship owner intends to scuttle his ship on its last voyage to get the insurance money. Charlie, a tramp in love with the owner’s daughter, is grabbed by the captain and promises to help him shanghai some seamen. The daughter stows away to follow Charlie. Charlie assists in the galley and attempts to serve…


Charlie Chaplin’s “The Count” 1916

The tailor’s handyman (played by Chaplin) burns a count’s trousers while ironing them and is fired. His superior (Campbell) discovers a note explaining the count can’t attend a party, and dresses up like one to take his place. Chaplin also goes to the residence hosting the party, but runs into the tailor. They both then…


Charlie Chaplin: The Pawnshop (1916)

The Pawnshop was Charlie Chaplin’s sixth film for Mutual Film Company. Released on Oct. 2, 1916, it stars Chaplin in the role of assistant to the pawnshop owner, played by Henry Bergman. Edna Purviance plays the owner’s daughter, while Albert Austin appears as an alarm clock owner who watches Chaplin in dismay as he dismantles…


Charlie Chaplin’s ‘The Floorwalker’ (1916)

The Floorwalker was Charlie Chaplin’s first Mutual Film Company 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” used in films. Edna Purviance played a minor role as a secretary to…