In a brand-new upload at YouTube, this is a must-see, especially for Chaplin fans -- and surely everyone is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDxNsaain5g
Strangely, I had never seen this before, and it is very gratifying to find a Chaplin movie that is "new" to me.
One reviewer said "Pay Day" was Chaplin's favorite, among his shorts, and I think he had many better, but this is often astonishingly creative fun.
The story is not even slight. It's almost non-existent: Mostly a series of vignettes -- but very funny vignettes.
It really doesn't end, just stops. Still, it's Chaplin, and funny, so do see it, and I hope you see it with the Lasky Famous Players Orchestra at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDxNsaain5g.
There is one flaw in the music, and I've asked Scott Lasky about that, but, pish, it in no way detracts. Enjoy.
Strangely, I had never seen this before, and it is very gratifying to find a Chaplin movie that is "new" to me.
One reviewer said "Pay Day" was Chaplin's favorite, among his shorts, and I think he had many better, but this is often astonishingly creative fun.
The story is not even slight. It's almost non-existent: Mostly a series of vignettes -- but very funny vignettes.
It really doesn't end, just stops. Still, it's Chaplin, and funny, so do see it, and I hope you see it with the Lasky Famous Players Orchestra at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDxNsaain5g.
There is one flaw in the music, and I've asked Scott Lasky about that, but, pish, it in no way detracts. Enjoy.