A Night in the Show (1915)
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- 24min
- Comedy, Short
- 20 Nov 1915 (USA)
- Short
Mr. Pest tries several theatre seats before winding up in front in a fight with the conductor. He is thrown out. In the lobby he pushes a fat lady into a fountain and returns to sit down by Edna. Mr. Rowdy, in the gallery, pours beer down...
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| Charles Chaplin | ... |
Mr. Pest / Mr. Rowdy - in the Balcony
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Phyllis Allen | ... |
Lady in Audience (uncredited)
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| Lloyd Bacon | ... |
Man in Balcony (uncredited)
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Lawrence A. Bowes | ... |
Ticket Taker / Man in Balcony (uncredited)
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George Cleethorpe | ... |
Man Behind Bead Lady (uncredited)
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| Frank J. Coleman | ... |
First in Line / Man in Balcony (uncredited)
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Fred Goodwins | ... |
Gentleman in Audience (uncredited)
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| Charles Inslee | ... |
Tuba Player (uncredited)
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| Bud Jamison | ... |
Member of 'Dot and Dash' / Man in Balcony (uncredited)
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| James T. Kelley | ... |
Trombone Player and Singer / Man in Balcony (uncredited)
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Dee Lampton | ... |
Large Boy (uncredited)
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| Paddy McGuire | ... |
Feather Duster / Clarinet Player (uncredited)
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| Charlotte Mineau | ... |
Lady in the Stalls (uncredited)
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| Edna Purviance | ... |
Lady in the Stalls with Beads (uncredited)
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| John Rand | ... |
Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)
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| Wesley Ruggles | ... |
Second Man in Balcony Front Row (uncredited)
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| Carrie Clark Ward | ... |
Lady in Audience with Ostrich Plume Hat (uncredited)
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| Leo White | ... |
Frenchman / Negro in Balcony (uncredited)
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May White | ... |
Lady in Fountain / La Belle Wienerwurst (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Charles Chaplin | ... | (uncredited) |
Written by
| Charles Chaplin | ... | () (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Jess Robbins | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Robert Israel | ... | (1999) |
Cinematography by
| Harry Ensign | ... | (uncredited) |
| Roland Totheroh | ... | (uncredited) |
Editing by
| Charles Chaplin | ... | (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Ernest Van Pelt | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| E.T. Mazy | ... | scenic artist (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- General Film Company (1915) (United States) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1919) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Inter Arte Films (1974) (Spain) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Tusisa Films (1980) (Spain) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Madacy Entertainment (1997) (United States) (VHS)
- Kino Video (1998) (United States) (VHS)
- Image Entertainment (1999) (United States) (DVD)
- Image Entertainment (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- Dream Eggs (2004) (Japan) (DVD)
- Kino Video (2004) (United States) (DVD) (on 'Slapstick Encyclopedia')
- Reel Media International (2004) (World-wide) (VHS)
- FilmAnnex (2006) (World-wide)
- Living Colour Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Reel Media International (2007) (World-wide)
- The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company (1915) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Théâtre du Temple (2019) (France) (theatrical)
- A-1 Video (United States) (DVD)
- BFI Video (2003) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Channel 5 Television (1986) (United Kingdom) (video)
- Delta Music (2003) (United Kingdom) (video)
- Grapevine Video (United States) (VHS)
- HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- PolyGram Video (1994) (United Kingdom) (video)
- ROKiT FLIX (2023) (United States)
- The Criterion Channel (2019) (United States) (tv) (digital)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Mr. Pest tries several theatre seats before winding up in front in a fight with the conductor. He is thrown out. In the lobby he pushes a fat lady into a fountain and returns to sit down by Edna. Mr. Rowdy, in the gallery, pours beer down on Mr. Pest and Edna. He attacks patrons, a harem dancer, the singers Dot and Dash, and a fire-eater.
Written by Ed Stephan |
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| Taglines | Uproariously Funny Charley Chaplin As a Dude and a Bum A Double Portion of Comedy (Print Ad-Albany Times-Union, ((Albany, NY)) 20 November 1915) See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Based on a famous comedy act called "Mummingbirds" in which Charles Chaplin starred when he was a player with The Karno Company in England. See more » |
| Goofs | When the snake charmer is near Mr Rowdy, you can see she is barefoot. But, a shot after, she is wearing low heeled boots. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Chaplin's Art of Comedy (1966). See more » |