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10 July 1916 (USA) morePlot:
After passing the hat and taking the donations intended for German street musicians Charlie heads for the country... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
More aspiration than comedy moreCast
(Complete credited cast)| Charles Chaplin | ... | Street Musician | |
| Edna Purviance | ... | Girl Stolen by Gypsies | |
| Eric Campbell | ... | Gypsy Chieftain | |
| Leo White | ... | Old Jew / Gypsy Woman | |
| Lloyd Bacon | ... | Artist | |
| Charlotte Mineau | ... | Girl's Mother | |
| Albert Austin | ... | Trombonist | |
| John Rand | ... | Trumpeter, Band Leader | |
| James T. Kelley | ... | Gypsy and Musician | |
| Frank J. Coleman | ... | Gypsy and Musician |
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Argentina:34 min | Germany:24 min (restored version)Country:
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1.33 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Lone Star Studio - 1751 Glendale Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA moreFun Stuff
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Continuity: The musician loses his hat outside the bar, is seen inside wearing it, then picks it up where he lost it when he leaves. When he escapes from the gypsy, he is hatless at first, but the next shot shows the hat suddenly back in place. moreFAQ
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A pathetic fiddler tries to scrape a living together playing on the street and in bars. He chances upon a gypsy camp where he plays for a pretty young girl. However her father beats her savagely and the tramp helps her escape. When the pair happen upon a painter, events are set in motion to reveal the girl's true parentage.
One of Chaplin's Mutual short films this shows him still developing the kindly tramp personae on film. As a result the humour is not yet fully developed although we do get one funny scene of people being hit over the head etc. The plot is as basic as above and is typical of the day - audiences wanted to see the poor people suddenly being elevated to better things, no matter what the device. However from modern views I wanted Chaplin to be funnier and the message to be toned down or at least be more realistic.
Overall this will please fans of Chaplin and I think it is one of the first films he directed himself. The cast are good and it's always nice to see the little tramp act done well. However more routines and less aspiration would have been better.