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A reformed tramp becomes a police constable who must fight a huge thug who dominates an inner-city street.A reformed tramp becomes a police constable who must fight a huge thug who dominates an inner-city street.A reformed tramp becomes a police constable who must fight a huge thug who dominates an inner-city street.
Charles Chaplin
- The Derelict
- (as Charlie Chaplin)
Albert Austin
- Minister
- (uncredited)
- …
Lloyd Bacon
- Drug Addict
- (uncredited)
Henry Bergman
- Anarchist
- (uncredited)
Leota Bryan
- The Bully's Wife
- (uncredited)
Frank J. Coleman
- Mission Visitor
- (uncredited)
William Gillespie
- Drug Taker
- (uncredited)
James T. Kelley
- Mission Visitor
- (uncredited)
- …
Charlotte Mineau
- Mother of Many Children
- (uncredited)
John Rand
- Mission Tramp
- (uncredited)
- …
Janet Sully
- Mission Visitor
- (uncredited)
Loyal Underwood
- Father of Many Children
- (uncredited)
Erich von Stroheim Jr.
- Baby
- (uncredited)
Tom Wood
- Chief of Police
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Charles Chaplin(uncredited)
- Writers
- Vincent Bryan(uncredited)
- Charles Chaplin(uncredited)
- Maverick Terrell(uncredited)
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- TriviaThe lamppost used in the famous scene between Charles Chaplin and Eric Campbell fell on Chaplin during filming, requiring his hospitalization.
- GoofsWhen the Bully is knocked out by the gas, his feet are towards the camera. In the next scene his head is towards the camera.
- Quotes
Title Card: [opening title card] A new beginning.
- 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.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Charlie Chaplin Festival (1941)
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Entertaining, but not among Chaplin's best
Entertaining, but not among Chaplin's best.
Interesting plot: the Tramp becomes a policeman! (It could happen...). From here many adventures ensue.
Has the usual Chaplin slapstick and sight gags but also has some darker themes: bullying, abuse of power, power-madness, instant fame and even drug abuse (though here it appears more of an advert for drugs - it was 1917 I guess, so they didn't know better).
However, it is not as powerful, clever or laugh-a-minute as Chaplin's later stuff. Chaplin's gags seem less well thought-out and more about cheap laughs here. I guess he was still honing his craft and exploring his own boundaries.
Good performances. Eric Campbell is scary as the bully, he of the fearsome eyebrows.
Interesting plot: the Tramp becomes a policeman! (It could happen...). From here many adventures ensue.
Has the usual Chaplin slapstick and sight gags but also has some darker themes: bullying, abuse of power, power-madness, instant fame and even drug abuse (though here it appears more of an advert for drugs - it was 1917 I guess, so they didn't know better).
However, it is not as powerful, clever or laugh-a-minute as Chaplin's later stuff. Chaplin's gags seem less well thought-out and more about cheap laughs here. I guess he was still honing his craft and exploring his own boundaries.
Good performances. Eric Campbell is scary as the bully, he of the fearsome eyebrows.
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- Nov 17, 2014
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- Затишна вулиця
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- Runtime24 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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