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Cast verified as complete
Charles Chaplin | ... |
A Factory Worker
(as Charlie Chaplin)
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Paulette Goddard | ... |
A Gamin
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Henry Bergman | ... |
Cafe Proprietor
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Tiny Sandford | ... |
Big Bill
(as Stanley Sandford)
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Chester Conklin | ... |
Mechanic
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Hank Mann | ... |
Burglar
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Stanley Blystone | ... |
Gamin's Father
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Al Ernest Garcia | ... |
President of the Electro Steel Corp.
(as Allan Garcia)
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Richard Alexander | ... |
Prison Cellmate
(as Dick Alexander)
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Cecil Reynolds | ... |
Minister
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Mira McKinney | ... |
Minister's Wife
(as Myra McKinney)
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Murdock MacQuarrie | ... |
J. Widdecombe Billows
(as Murdoch McQuarrie)
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Wilfred Lucas | ... |
Juvenile Officer
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Edward LeSaint | ... |
Sheriff Couler
(as Ed Le Sainte)
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Fred Malatesta | ... |
Cafe Head Waiter
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Sammy Stein | ... |
Turbine Operator
(as Sam Stein)
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Juana Sutton | ... |
Woman with Buttoned Bosom
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Ted Oliver | ... |
Billows' Assistant
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Norman Ainsley | ... |
Billows' Silent Assistant (uncredited)
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Walter Bacon | ... |
Shopkeeper (uncredited)
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Bobby Barber | ... |
Worker (uncredited)
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Heinie Conklin | ... |
Assembly Line Worker Next to Big Bill (uncredited)
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Gloria DeHaven | ... |
Gamin's Sister (uncredited)
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Gloria Delson | ... |
Gamin's Sister (uncredited)
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Pat Flaherty | ... |
Jail Guard (uncredited)
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Frank Hagney | ... |
Shipbuilder (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
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Chuck Hamilton | ... |
Worker (uncredited)
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Pat Harmon | ... |
Paddywagon Policeman (uncredited)
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Lloyd Ingraham | ... |
Frustrated Cafe Patron (uncredited)
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Walter James | ... |
Assembly Line Foreman (uncredited)
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Edward Kimball | ... |
Doctor (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
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Jack Low | ... |
Worker (uncredited)
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Buddy Messinger | ... |
Cigar Counterman (uncredited)
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Bruce Mitchell | ... |
Paddy Wagon Policeman (uncredited)
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Frank Moran | ... |
Convict (uncredited)
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James C. Morton | ... |
Assembly Line Relief Man (uncredited)
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Dorothy Mueller | ... |
Woman in Crowd (uncredited)
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Louis Natheaux | ... |
Burglar (uncredited)
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J.C. Nugent | ... |
Department Store Section Manager (uncredited)
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Russ Powell | ... |
Gypsy in Police Patrol Wagon (uncredited)
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John Rand | ... |
Other Waiter (uncredited)
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Wyn Ritchie Evans | ... |
Crowd (uncredited)
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Harry Wilson | ... |
Worker (uncredited)
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Directed by
Charles Chaplin | ... | (as Charlie Chaplin) |
Written by
Charles Chaplin | ... | (written by) (as Charlie Chaplin) |
Produced by
Charles Chaplin | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
Charles Chaplin | ... | (music composed by) (as Charlie Chaplin) |
Cinematography by
Ira H. Morgan | ... | (photography) (as Ira Morgan) |
Roland Totheroh | ... | (photography) (as Rollie Totheroh) |
Editing by
Charles Chaplin | ... | (uncredited) |
Willard Nico | ... | (uncredited) |
Casting By
Al Ernest Garcia | ... | (uncredited) |
Production Design by
Charles D. Hall | ... | (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
J. Russell Spencer | ... | (uncredited) |
Set Decoration by
J. Russell Spencer | ... | (settings) (as Russell Spencer) |
Makeup Department
Elizabeth Arden | ... | makeup artist: Mr. Chaplin and Miss Goddard (uncredited) |
Production Management
Alfred Reeves | ... | general production manager (uncredited) |
Jack Wilson | ... | assistant production manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Carter DeHaven | ... | assistant director |
Henry Bergman | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
Charles D. Hall | ... | settings |
Hal Atkins | ... | props (uncredited) |
William Bogdanoff | ... | construction foreman (uncredited) |
Bob Depps | ... | props (uncredited) |
Joe Van Meter | ... | purchasing agent (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
Bud Thackery | ... | process photography (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Max Munn Autrey | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Don Donaldson | ... | gaffer (uncredited) |
Morgan Hill | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Mark Marlatt | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Ted Minor | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Frank Testera | ... | gaffer (uncredited) |
Music Department
Frank Maher | ... | music recordist |
Paul Neal | ... | music recordist |
Alfred Newman | ... | conductor |
Edward B. Powell | ... | music arranger (as Edward Powell) |
David Raksin | ... | music arranger |
Charles Dunworth | ... | music assistant: Alfred Newman (uncredited) |
Louis Kaufman | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Bernhard Kaun | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Della Steele | ... | script clerk (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Girwood Averill | ... | projectionist (uncredited) |
Catherine Hunter | ... | press representative (uncredited) |
Joe Van Meter | ... | purchasing agent (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- United Artists (1936) (United States) (theatrical) (as United Artists Corp.)
- Actueel Film (1936) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Dr. Hauser & Company (1936) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Loet C. Barnstijn's Standaard Films (1936) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Tobis-Filmverleih (1936) (Germany) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1936) (Argentina) (theatrical) (as Artistas Unidos)
- United Artists (1936) (France) (theatrical) (as Les Artistes Associés S.A.)
- United Artists (1936) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1936) (Norway) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1936) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Artistas Unidos (1936) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Sonoro Filme (1937) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Cosmopol-Film (1956) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Lopert Pictures Corporation (1959) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Internacional (1961) (Argentina) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Películas Argentinas (1965) (Argentina) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Sandrew Film & Teater (1971) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Classic Entertainment (1972) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Columbia Pictures (1972) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Espectáculos Rivus (1972) (Portugal) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Actueel Film (1973) (Netherlands) (theatrical) (re-release)
- MGM-Fox Films (1974) (Argentina) (theatrical) (re-release)
- TF1 (1977) (France) (tv)
- 20th Century Fox Argentina (1979) (Argentina) (theatrical) (re-release)
- CBS/Fox (1985) (United States) (video)
- Continental Home Vídeo (1985) (Brazil) (VHS)
- Epoca (1985) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Fox Video (1985) (United States) (video)
- Playhouse Video (1985) (United States) (VHS) (for CBS/Fox Video)
- Atnine Film (1988) (South Korea) (DVD)
- Key Video (1989) (United States) (VHS) (for CBS/Fox Video)
- Chapel Distribution (1997) (Australia) (theatrical)
- MK2 Diffusion (2001) (World-wide) (DVD)
- Vértice 360 (2003) (Spain) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Capitol International Video (2003) (Italy) (VHS)
- Continental Home Vídeo (2003) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Image Entertainment (2003) (United States) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (2003) (United States) (DVD)
- Premier Digital (2004) (Russia) (DVD) (Gift Case) (gift edition) (DVD-9)
- Warner Home Video (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2006) (United States) (DVD)
- Park Circus (2010) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- The Criterion Collection (2010) (United States) (DVD)
- Deval'-Video (2011) (Russia) (Blu-ray) (Keep case) (BD-25)
- Eye Film Instituut (2013) (Netherlands) (theatrical) (digitally restored version)
- Midas Filmes (2016) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Inoekino (2019) (Russia) (theatrical)
- Théâtre du Temple (2019) (France) (theatrical) (re-release) (restored version)
- The Criterion Channel (2019) (United States) (tv) (digital)
- HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- Piece of Magic Entertainment (2021) (Netherlands) (theatrical) (re-release) (restored version)
- CBS/Fox (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Ciné+ (2022) (France) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Chaplin's last 'silent' film, filled with sound effects, was made when everyone else was making talkies. Charlie turns against modern society, the machine age, (The use of sound in films ?) and progress. Firstly we see him frantically trying to keep up with a production line, tightening bolts. He is selected for an experiment with an automatic feeding machine, but various mishaps leads his boss to believe he has gone mad, and Charlie is sent to a mental hospital - When he gets out, he is mistaken for a communist while waving a red flag, sent to jail, foils a jailbreak, and is let out again. We follow Charlie through many more escapades before the film is out.
Written by Colin Tinto |
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Taglines | He stands alone as the greatest entertainer of modern times! No one on earth can make you laugh as heartily or touch your heart as deeply...the whole world laughs, cries and thrills to his priceless genius! See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $1,500,000 (estimated) |
Opening Weekend United States | $11,507, 09 Jan 2004 |
Did You Know?
Trivia | (at around 48 mins) Sir Charles Chaplin devoted eight days to filming the department store roller-skating scene where he skates blindfolded on the edge of the fourth floor, coming within inches of falling over the edge into the deep stairwell below. The dangerous large drop was actually a painted scene on a pane of glass carefully placed in front of the camera to align with the existing set and create the illusion of great height. See more » |
Goofs | After going on break, he turns both wrenches in the same direction. Before that he appears to be tightening them in opposite directions. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in For the First Time (1967). See more » |
Soundtracks | Hallelujah, I'm a Bum See more » |
Quotes |
A gamin:
[Last lines]
What's the use of trying? A factory worker: Buck up - never say die. We'll get along! See more » |