A satire of life at a silent movie studio with more than a passing dig at Mack Sennett's Keystone company and a poke at early trade unionism, not to mention authentic glimpses of 1916 movie-making and Chaplin's only full-scale ... [More]

Charlie, a comically inept tailor's assistant, and Eric, his mountainous boss, offer rival impersonations of Count Broko in order to meet Edna Purviance as Miss Moneybags. At the Moneybags party, Charlie is sensatioinal on the ... [More]

Charlie is a clumsy but eager apprentice fireman under crooked precinct chief Eric Campbell. Nothing profound here, bu very funny, and wonderful views of early Hollywood over the actor's shoulder. Of course, it is Charlie who ... [More]

A drama with moments of comedy (which in retrospect may be seen as a trial balloon for The Kid), The Vagabond offers Charlie as a street violinist who rescues Edna from gypsies to fall in love with, lose and ultimately ... [More]

In this amazing pantomime showcase, Charlie arrives home inebriated and tries to get into his house, upstairs, and to bed. (If your house was decorated this way, you too might come home drunk!) The only other live actor is Albert ... [More]

The first Chaplin Mutual, inspired by Chaplin's visit to a New York department store. The little fellow is a lowly clerk, of course: Eric Campbell is his embezzling manager; and the unforgettable prop is a fantastic escalator ... [More]

Charlie finds another entry-level job, this time as a pawnbroker's helper. The objectsin the shop provide a cornucopia of great prop-related gags, none more famous or better remembered than the ailing alarm clock on which Chaplin ... [More]

Chaplin was always inspired by food service and returned to it often throughout his career; this very funny film has Charlie as a waiter who then somehow adjourns to a rollerskating rink where we see him as a virtuoso on wheels, ... [More]