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The Rink **** (1916, Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Eric Campbell, James T Kelley) – Classic Movie Review 2539

One of Charles Chaplin’s cleverest, most amusing shorts, with the star showing the most amazing balletic skill on the roller-skating rink. Chaplin plays a bumbling waiter who causing causes chaos at work in his v and […]

May, 30

Easy Street **** (1917, Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Eric Campbell) – Classic Movie Review 2538

This now restored 25-minute classic silent comedy short from 1917 is one of writer-director-star Charles Chaplin’s best in serious satirical vein. Chaplin starts as The Derelict, a tramp tempted to steal at a mission, but […]

May, 30

The Cure ***** (1917, Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Eric Campbell) – Classic Movie Review 2537

This now restored 25-minute classic silent comedy short from 1917 is one writer-director-star Charles Chaplin’s best. Unusually not in his famous Tramp costume and guise, Chaplin plays a drunk (The Inebriate) who goes to dry […]

May, 30

The Immigrant **** (1917, Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Eric Campbell) – Classic Movie Review 2536

This now restored 25-minute silent comedy short from 1917 is among writer-director-star Charles Chaplin’s best work, still clever, touching and above all funny after 100 years. He’s a poor new arrival to America, who endures hardships […]

May, 30

Shoulder Arms (1918, Charles Chaplin) – Classic Film Review 1055

Producer-writer-director-star Charles Chaplin’s classic 1918 silent comedy is another one of his masterpieces. At 46 minutes, it is his shortest feature film. Originally planned at five reels, it was edited down and outtakes were preserved in Chaplin’s […]

Apr, 05

The Kid ***** (1921, Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Jackie Coogan) – Classic Movie Review 1053

Producer-writer-director-star Charles Chaplin’s classic 1921 silent comedy is one of his masterpieces. It ominously starts by declaring itself ‘a comedy with a smile – and perhaps a tear’ but that needn’t put us off too […]

Apr, 05

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