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The fifth film in the Mutual series Charlie Chaplin impersonates a man of means in order to underscore the contrast between rich and poor.The fifth film in the Mutual series Charlie Chaplin impersonates a man of means in order to underscore the contrast between rich and poor.The fifth film in the Mutual series Charlie Chaplin impersonates a man of means in order to underscore the contrast between rich and poor.
Charles Chaplin
- His Assistant
- (as Charlie Chaplin)
Albert Austin
- Tall Guest
- (uncredited)
Leota Bryan
- Young Girl
- (uncredited)
Frank J. Coleman
- Policeman
- (uncredited)
- …
James T. Kelley
- Butler
- (uncredited)
Charlotte Mineau
- Mrs. Moneybags
- (uncredited)
Eva Thatcher
- Cook
- (uncredited)
Loyal Underwood
- Small Guest
- (uncredited)
Leo White
- Count Broko
- (uncredited)
May White
- Large Lady
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Charles Chaplin(uncredited)
- Writers
- Vincent Bryan(uncredited)
- Charles Chaplin(uncredited)
- Maverick Terrell(uncredited)
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- TriviaThe film was restored in 2013 through the Chaplin Mutual Project thanks to the financial support of The George Lucas Family Foundation, The Film Foundation and The Material World Charitable Foundation.
- Alternate versionsKino International distributes a set of videos containing all the 12 Mutual short films made by Chaplin in 1916 - 1917. They are presented by David H. Shepard, who copyrighted the versions in 1984, and have a music soundtrack composed and performed by Michael D. Mortilla, who copyrighted his score in 1989. The running time of this film is 24 minutes.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Unknown Chaplin: My Happiest Years (1983)
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Funny as hell
Charlie and Eric Campbell are in top form is this very amusing short. Charlie plays a tailor's assistant and Campbell is his boss. They wind up by coincidence (!) at the same rich lady's party, where both compete for the daughter Miss Moneybags, played by Edna Purviance.
The plot is, of course, completely ridiculous, and the whole thing is totally silly and contrived--which is just how it should be. The highlight is a hilarious dance sequence, with Charlie at his acrobatic best. There is a lot of cake-throwing and bottom-kicking. The latter is such a standard device in Chaplin movies that I wonder if there might have been some kind of underlying S&M thing going on here.
Not one of his best, but standard Charlie is Grade A stuff. Still very very funny.
The plot is, of course, completely ridiculous, and the whole thing is totally silly and contrived--which is just how it should be. The highlight is a hilarious dance sequence, with Charlie at his acrobatic best. There is a lot of cake-throwing and bottom-kicking. The latter is such a standard device in Chaplin movies that I wonder if there might have been some kind of underlying S&M thing going on here.
Not one of his best, but standard Charlie is Grade A stuff. Still very very funny.
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- luciferjohnson
- Jan 27, 2005
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- Almost a Gentleman
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- Runtime21 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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