Easy Street (1917)

A reformed tramp becomes a police constable who must fight a huge thug who dominates an inner city street.

Stars:

Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Eric Campbell

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Charles Chaplin	...	The Derelict
Edna Purviance	...	The Mission Worker
Eric Campbell	...	The Bully

Storyline

When Charlie the Tramp wanders into a mission he is smitten by Edna and puts back the collection box which he has taken. Reformed, he becomes a policeman and is assigned to rough-and-tumble Easy Street. Unable to trick or beat Eric the Tough, he puts Eric's head in a gas pipe and anesthetizes him. A hero, he now helps many poor people living on Easy Street. Eric escapes jail, Edna is kidnapped, but Charlie (recharged after sitting on a doper's needle) conquers all. Easy Street is transformed as is Eric.

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Plot Keywords:

mission | fight | police | wetness mistaken for urine | sitting on a needle | 

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Genres:

Short | Comedy

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 January 1917 (USA)

Also Known As:

Calle Easy

Filming Locations:

Chaplin Studios - 1416 N. La Brea Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lone Star Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

24 min 23 min 24 min (restored) 24 min (Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente)

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The lamppost used in the famous scene between Charles Chaplin and Eric Campbell fell on Chaplin during filming, requiring his hospitalization.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Chief of Police: [title card] Your beat is Easy Street.

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Connections

Referenced in Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004)

User Reviews

One of the best Chaplin oldies

The genius Charles Chaplin's greatest oldies! Chaplin was a genius as a writer, director, actor and composer. a lot of the funny things in charlie chaplins oldies can you find in old donald duck and mickey mouse shorties. he was the absolutely most talented comedian's of all time. Eric Campbell who is the policeman who chase charlie is in this one the bully who the policeman (charlie) is cha... no he get chased by cambpell is this one two. but it is exchanged roles!