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6.9/10   708 votes
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Director:
Charles Chaplin
Writer:
Charles Chaplin (writer)
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Release Date:
15 June 1919 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Short more
Tagline:
Charlie Chaplin In His Third Million Dollar Comedy
Plot:
Charlie works on a farm from 4am to late at night. He gets his food on the run (milking a cow into his coffee... more | add synopsis
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Books: Review: Sunnyside
 (From The AV Club. 6 May 2009, 10:00 PM, PDT)

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Typical but Political more

Cast

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Charles Chaplin ... Farm handyman
Edna Purviance ... Village Belle
Tom Wilson ... Boss
Tom Terriss ... Young Man from the City
Henry Bergman ... Villager and Edna's Father
Loyal Underwood ... Fat Boy's Father
Tom Wood ... Fat Boy
Helen Kohn ... Nymph
Olive Burton ... Nymph
Willie Mae Carson ... Nymph
Olive Ann Alcorn ... Nymph
J. Parks Jones (as Park Jones)
Granville Redmond
A.D. Blake
N.E. Hendrix (as Shorty Hendricks)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
41 min | 34 min | USA:29 min (TCM print)
Country:
USA
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System) (re-issue) | Silent

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Featured in Chaplin Today: The Kid (2003) (TV) more

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4 out of 7 people found the following comment useful:-
Typical but Political, 23 September 2004
Author: (caspian1978@hotmail.com) from Attleboro, MA

This is another one of Chaplin's comedies. The Tramp is the butt of the joke by the start of the movie and turns the tables on the jokers by the end of the movie. There is a love interest that The Tramp falls in love with and by the end of the movie, wins over. Like many of Chaplin's movies, the use of extras and supporting actors add to the comedy. So often, Chaplin casted very large people or very small people. Usually we see a very over weight and tall man standing next to a very skinny and short man. For a silent film, Chaplin is good is using the eye candy to create laughter. Also, if you look closely, all of Chaplin's films have a political message. By the time Chaplin was producing full length features in the 1930's and 1940's, he was clearly making an attempt to throw large political messages at his audience. Although it is a tiny and is easy to miss if you are not looking, the message given by Chaplin is successful. The hotel owner in the movie has a framed sign on his bedroom wall that reads: Love thy Neighbor. Pointing the finger at the ignorant Christian, Chaplin showcases a man who reminds himself to love his fellow man, but manages to treat The Tramp like dirt. Very nice and to the point, Chaplin does it again.

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