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Charlie Chaplin . The Tramp (1915 Restored Silent Short Film Noir Comedy)
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PLOT : The Little Fellow finds the girl of his dreams and work on a family farm. _IMDb STORYLINE : Charlie is a tramp on the road. A hobo manages to exchange Charlie's sandwich for a brick so Charlie must eat grass. The same hobo molests a farmer's daughter; Charlie comes to aid with the help of the brick. When two more hobos show up Charlie throws all three into a lake. The grateful girl takes Charlie home where he fails as a farmhand. He again helps drive off the hobos (who are now trying to break into the house). The girl's fiance arrives. Though a hero, Charlie, knowing he must go, writes a farewell note and leaves for the open road. —IMDb by Ed Stephanby IMDb User Review : good and pretty typical of Chaplin's Little Tramp (May 6 2006 by MartinHafer): This film is pretty typical of the earlier incarnation of The Little Tramp character. Charlie is a hobo and is drawn to helping a lady who is being harassed by bad hobos intent on stealing her money. At first, Charlie is somewhat inclined to do the same thing (something the earlier Tramp shorts might have had Charlie doing and something the later version never would have even thought of doing). But very quickly he realizes this is…
Directors & creators
Producer: Jess Robbins (uncredited), Director: Charles Chaplin (uncredited) / Writer: Charles Chaplin (uncredited) / Starring: Charles Chaplin, Billy Armstrong (uncredited), Lloyd Bacon (uncredited)
Subjects
1915; G-rating; Fully restored; Short; Silent; Film Noir; Comedy; Hobo; Farm; Farmhouse; Fork; AKA Charlie on the Farm; Charlie the Tramp; and Charlie the Hobo; Filmed in Niles & Sunol California; USA
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