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Eric Campbell and Charlie Chaplin in "The Adventurer"

The Adventurer

May 23, 2025 tom.raymond 0

In The Adventurer, we find Charlie the Little Tramp as an escaped convict who hides out in a high society party crawling with cops.

The Cook (1918) starring Fatty Arbuckle, Buster Keaton

The Cook

March 25, 2024 tom.raymond 0

The Cook – Fatty Arbuckle is chef of all trades while Buster Keaton waits tables . When a tough guy annoys the pretty cashier …

Behind the Screen (2 reels) (1916) starring Charlie Chaplin, Eric Campbell, Edna Purviance

Behind the Screen

November 10, 2023 tom.raymond 0

Behind the Screen (2 reels) (1916) starring Charlie Chaplin, Eric Campbell, Edna Purviance “Behind the Screen” is an early satire on the film industry. Charlie Chaplin […]

The Vagabond (1916) - starring Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance

The Vagabond

June 9, 2023 tom.raymond 0

The Vagabond (1916) starring Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance The Vagabond has a plot line similar to Chaplin’s feature-length film, The Circus.   Charlie the Little […]

Shanghaied (1915) starring Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance

Shanghaied

March 17, 2023 tom.raymond 0

Shanghaied (1915) starring Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance After his romance with the shipowner’s daughter is scuttled, Charlie the little tramp is hired to shanghai a […]

A Burlesque on Carmen - Charlie Chaplin spoofs the opera Carmen with Edna Purviance. As the "incorruptible" soldier!

A Burlesque on Carmen

February 24, 2023 tom.raymond 0

A Burlesque on Carmen – Charlie Chaplin spoofs the opera Carmen with Edna Purviance. As the “incorruptible” soldier!

The Count (2 reels) (1916) starring Charlie Chaplin, Eric Campbell, Edna Purviance

The Count

February 17, 2023 tom.raymond 0

Charlie Chaplin’s Tramp is working as a tailor. He burns the pants of the rich Count whom he works for – Charlie is summarily fired. […]

The Cure (1917) starring Charlie Chaplin, Eric Campbell, Edna Purviance

The Cure

January 6, 2023 tom.raymond 0

In The Cure, Charlie Chaplin is an inebriate. He goes to a sanitarium for “the cure” to stop his drinking. Although he’s brought a trunk […]

Waiter Charlie assesses the bill of Mr. Stout (Eric Campbell) based on the stains on his shirt in The Rink

The Rink

June 17, 2022 tom.raymond 0

The Rink  (2 reels) (1916) starring Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Eric Campbell The Rink is hilarious short film that has Charlie Chaplin put on roller skates […]

A Night in the Show starring Charlie Chaplin

A Night in the Show

December 31, 2021 tom.raymond 0

A Night in the Show (2 reels) (1915) starring Charlie Chaplin In A Night in the Show, Charlie Chaplin doesn’t play the Little Tramp. Instead, […]