The Charlie Chaplin Festival

Watch The Charlie Chaplin Festival

  • NR
  • 1941
  • 1 hr 36 min
  • 7.4  (351)

The Charlie Chaplin Festival is a collection of some of Chaplin's greatest short films, edited together and released as a full-length feature in 1917. The film opens with The Floorwalker, in which Chaplin plays a hapless department store clerk who teams up with crooked cashier Chester Conklin to steal money from the store's manager.

Next up is The Fireman, a classic Chaplin comedy in which he plays a clumsy but well-meaning fireman who causes chaos and destruction wherever he goes. The film features some of Chaplin's most memorable physical comedy sequences, including a scene in which he climbs a ladder with a heavy hose and ends up causing a flood in a nearby building.

The third film in the collection is The Vagabond, in which Chaplin plays a wandering musician who falls in love with a beautiful young woman (Edna Purviance) and sets out to save her from a villainous gypsy king. The film features some of Chaplin's most emotional and poignant moments, and showcases his ability to blend humor and pathos in a way no other filmmaker could.

The fourth film, One A.M., features Chaplin in a one-man show as he plays a drunken man stumbling home from a night of drinking. The film features some of Chaplin's most acrobatic physical comedy, as he wobbles across furniture and struggles to maintain his balance as the room spins around him.

The final film in the collection is The Count, in which Chaplin plays a tailor who masquerades as a nobleman in order to woo a wealthy young woman (Edna Purviance again). The film is a classic farce, with Chaplin using his trademark physical comedy to great effect as he tries to maintain his disguise and avoid detection.

Overall, The Charlie Chaplin Festival is a wonderful collection of some of Chaplin's finest work, showcasing his incredible talents as both a comedic actor and a filmmaker. The film remains a beloved classic to this day, and is a must-see for fans of Chaplin and fans of cinema in general.

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Description
  • Release Date
    1941
  • MPAA Rating
    NR
  • Runtime
    1 hr 36 min
  • IMDB Rating
    7.4  (351)