The Circus 1928  G, 72 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Chaplin
Cast: Al Ernest Garcia, Merna Kennedy, Harry Crocker, George Davis, Henry Bergman, Tiny Sanford, John Rand, Steve Murphy, Betty Morrisey, Charles Chaplin
The Tramp (Charles Chaplin) is working odd jobs at a circus when police think he is a pickpocket and chase him around the Big Top. The crowd, thinking it is part of the act, finds him hilarious. This leads to his being hired as a clown. Soon he falls in love, is spurned, shrugs his shoulders, and sets off in a new direction leaving the circus behind.
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The Gold Rush (1925) 1925  N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Chaplin
Cast: Charles Chaplin, Mack Swain, Tom Murray, Georgia Hale, Malcolm Waite, Heinie Conklin, Henry Bergman, Tiny Sanford, Albert Austin, Al Ernest Garcia, Chris-Pin Martin, Margaret Martin, John Rand
Many consider this the best of Charlie Chaplin's comedies. In this film, the Lone Prospector (Chaplin) is prospecting for gold in Alaska and is trapped in a cabin with two mean-looking prospectors, Big Jim McKay (Mack Swain) and Black Larsen (Tom Murray). When they run out of food for Thanksgiving, the Lone Prospector roasts a leather boot for dinner! The weather clears, the Lone Prospector heads off on his own in search of gold and meets saloon girl Georgia (Georgia Hale). He invites Georgia to a New Year's Eve dinner, but she does not appear. Big Jim arrives back in town and joins the Lone Prospector at the cabin. As luck would have it, their cabin is blown by the wind and slides down the mountain–landing on Big Jim's gold strike. Now rich, the Lone Prospector and Big Jim sail back to the U.S. on a frigate. Also on board is Georgia, and, at last, they fall in love.
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Shoulder Arms 1918  N/R, 46 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Charles Chaplin
Cast: Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Syd Chaplin, Jack Wilson, Henry Bergman, Loyal Underwood, Albert Austin, Tom Wilson, John Rand, J. Parks Jones, Ray Hanford, Fred Graham, Ed Hunt, E.B. Johnson, Guy Eakins
Released shortly before the end of World War I, this film represents one of Charles Chaplin's war efforts. In it, he plays a lowly recruit sent to the war zone where he humorously performs heroic actions and even captures the Kaiser. As he is enjoying a victory parade, he awakens and realizes it was all only a dream. 1 User Review
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| | old movies are the best | Anonymous 07/20/2012 | | chaplin was a full genius |
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| 1. The Circus (1928)
2. The Gold Rush (1925) (1925)
3. Shoulder Arms (1918)
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