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Tag Archives: Edna Purviance
The Rink
Maybe I’ve seen too many of Charlie Chaplin’s short films already, or maybe just too many of them in the relatively brief span of time I’ve been writing on this blog. On a technical level, they are all very well … Continue reading
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Tagged 1910s, 3 Stars, Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Eric Campbell, Henry Bergman, movies, reviews, Rink, short films, silent films
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The Pawnshop
The Pawnshop is another of Charlie Chaplin’s short, silent films. Released in 1916, it also features frequent co-stars Edna Purviance and Eric Campbell, along with Henry Bergman and John Rand. As one might guess from the title, it takes place … Continue reading
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Tagged 1910s, 3 Stars, Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Eric Campbell, Henry Bergman, James T. Kelley, John Rand, movies, Pawnshop, reviews, short films, silent films
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The Charlie Chaplin Festival
The Charlie Chaplin Festival was released in 1938, and as the name implies, it isn’t so much a film as it is a collection of four of Chaplin’s short films from 1917. The four short films included are The Immigrant, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1910s, 3 Stars, Adventurer, Charlie Chaplin, Charlie Chaplin Festival, Cure, Easy Street, Edna Purviance, Eric Campbell, Immigrant, Little Tramp, movies, reviews, short films, silent films
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Shoulder Arms
How long have filmmakers been blending the genres of war movies and comedies? Released in 1918, just shortly before the end of the first World War, Charlie Chaplin’s Shoulder Arms is possibly the first example; certainly it’s one of the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1910s, 3 Stars, Albert Austin, Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, movies, reviews, Shoulder Arms, silent films, Syd Chaplin
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The Kid (1921)
The Kid, released in 1921, was Charlie Chaplin’s first feature-length film (albeit only lasting about an hour itself). As with his earlier short works, Chaplin wrote, directed, scored, and starred in the silent film. It is, of course, the first … Continue reading
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Tagged 1920s, 4 Stars, Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Jackie Coogan, Kid, Little Tramp, movies, reviews, silent films
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Pay Day (1922)
I’m certain that comedic short films are a difficult medium to create for, and they definitely present different challenges than a long-form movie. There isn’t much time to develop characters, construct an intricate plot, or to set up gags that … Continue reading
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Tagged 1920s, 2 Stars, Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Mack Swain, movies, Phyllis Allen, reviews, short films, silent films
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