Starring:

Charlie Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Henry Bergman, Tiny Sandford, Chester Conklin

Director:

Charlie Chaplin

Genres:

Comedy, Drama, Romance

Tagline:

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!

Overview:

A bumbling tramp desires to build a home with a young woman, yet is thwarted time and time again by his lack of experience and habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time..

Date Reviewed:

August 10, 2024

Review:

Even though today’s world is nothing like 1936, the movie’s core is timeless. Surviving life is surviving life, whether it’s the Great Depression or COVID, worker strikes or police protests. Even the jokes still hold up, nearly 90 years later. That’s the power of slapstick, and why you can see Chaplin’s influence in the Three Stooges, Dick Van Dyke, and even the Minions. A great intro to Chaplin and the Little Tramp.

Producers:

Writers:

Charlie Chaplin

Cinematographer:

Ira H. Morgan, Roland Totheroh, Bud Thackery

Runtime:

1 hour and 27 minutes

Budget:

1500000

Box Office:

1800000