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Overview

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Writer:
Charles Chaplin (written by)
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Release Date:
25 February 1936 (USA) more
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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! more
Plot:
The Tramp struggles to live in modern industrial society with the help of a young homeless woman. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
See That Little Man Over There? Remember When No One Was Better? more (128 total)

Cast

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Charles Chaplin ... A Factory Worker (as Charlie Chaplin)

Paulette Goddard ... A Gamin
Henry Bergman ... Cafe Proprietor
Tiny Sandford ... Big Bill (as Stanley Sandford)
Chester Conklin ... Mechanic
Hank Mann ... Burglar
Stanley Blystone ... Gamin's Father
Al Ernest Garcia ... President of the Electro Steel Corp. (as Allan Garcia)
Richard Alexander ... Prison Cellmate (as Dick Alexander)
Cecil Reynolds ... Minister
Mira McKinney ... Minister's Wife (as Myra McKinney)
Murdock MacQuarrie ... J. Widdecombe Billows (as Murdoch McQuarrie)
Wilfred Lucas ... Juvenile Officer
Edward LeSaint ... Sheriff Couler (as Ed Le Sainte)
Fred Malatesta ... Cafe Head Waiter
Sammy Stein ... Turbine Operator (as Sam Stein)
Juana Sutton ... Woman with Buttoned Bosom
Ted Oliver ... Billows' Assistant
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Norman Ainsley ... Billows' Silent Assistant (uncredited)

Bobby Barber ... Worker (uncredited)
Heinie Conklin ... Assembly Line Worker Next to Big Bill (uncredited)
Gloria DeHaven ... Gamin's Sister (uncredited)
Gloria Delson ... Gamin's sister (uncredited)
Frank Hagney ... Shipbuilder (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Chuck Hamilton ... Worker (uncredited)
Pat Harmon ... Paddywagon Policeman (uncredited)
Lloyd Ingraham ... Frustrated Cafe Patron (uncredited)
Walter James ... Assembly Line Foreman (uncredited)
Edward Kimball ... Doctor (uncredited)
Jack Low ... Worker (uncredited)
Buddy Messinger ... Cigar Counterman (uncredited)
Bruce Mitchell ... Paddy Wagon Policeman (uncredited)
Frank Moran ... Convict (uncredited)
James C. Morton ... Assembly Line Relief Man (uncredited)
Louis Natheaux ... Burglar (uncredited)
J.C. Nugent ... Department Store Section Manager (uncredited)
Russ Powell ... Gypsy in Police Patrol Wagon (uncredited)
John Rand ... Other Waiter (uncredited)
Harry Wilson ... Worker (uncredited)
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Directed by
Charles Chaplin  (as Charlie Chaplin)
 
Writing credits
Charles Chaplin (written by) (as Charlie Chaplin)

Produced by
Charles Chaplin .... producer (uncredited)
 
Original Music by
Charles Chaplin (music composed by) (as Charlie Chaplin)
 
Cinematography by
Ira H. Morgan (photography) (as Ira Morgan)
Roland Totheroh (photography) (as Rollie Totheroh)
 
Film Editing by
Charles Chaplin (uncredited)
Willard Nico (uncredited)
 
Casting by
Al Ernest Garcia (uncredited)
 
Production Design by
Charles D. Hall (uncredited)
 
Art Direction by
J. Russell Spencer (uncredited)
 
Set Decoration by
Charles D. Hall (settings)
J. Russell Spencer (settings) (as Russell Spencer)
 
Makeup Department
Elizabeth Arden .... makeup artist: Mr. Chaplin and Miss Goddard (uncredited)
 
Production Management
Alfred Reeves .... general production manager (uncredited)
Jack Wilson .... assistant production manager (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Carter DeHaven .... assistant director
Henry Bergman .... assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Hal Atkins .... props (uncredited)
William Bogdanoff .... construction foreman (uncredited)
Bob Depps .... props (uncredited)
Joe Van Meter .... purchasing agent (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
Bud Thackery .... process photography (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Max M. Autrey .... still photographer (uncredited)
Don Donaldson .... gaffer (uncredited)
Morgan Hill .... assistant camera (uncredited)
Mark Marlatt .... camera operator (uncredited)
Ted Minor .... assistant camera (uncredited)
Frank Testera .... gaffer (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Frank Maher .... music recordist
Paul Neal .... music recordist
Alfred Newman .... conductor
Edward B. Powell .... music arranger (as Edward Powell)
David Raksin .... music arranger
Bernhard Kaun .... orchestrator (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Girwood Averill .... projectionist (uncredited)
Catherine Hunter .... press representative (uncredited)
Della Steele .... script clerk (uncredited)
Joe Van Meter .... purchasing agent (uncredited)
 
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Masses (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
87 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording Sound System)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Co-star Paulette Goddard actually made significant story contributions. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The Bellows Feeding Machine moves closer to the boss's desk between shots. more
Quotes:
[Listening to a phonograph record]
The Mechanical Salesman: Good morning, my friends. This record comes to you through the Sales Talk Transcription Company, Incorporated: your speaker, the Mechanical Salesman. May I take the pleasure of introducing Mr. J. Widdecombe Billows, the inventor of the Billows Feeding Machine...
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Waitress (2007) more
Soundtrack:
The Prisoner's Song more

FAQ

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How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?
What is a gamin?
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22 out of 30 people found the following comment useful.
See That Little Man Over There? Remember When No One Was Better?, 30 April 2004
Author: tfrizzell from United States

Charles Chaplin seemingly had been pushed out of the movie business by the early-1930s due to the advent of sound (a medium that just never seemed right with him). Chaplin, probably the best film-maker/performer of the 20th Century, did not despair though. He fought back with heart and emotion and by 1936 "Modern Times" was a major box office and critical success. It is a movie that quietly showed a man suffering through a world of change. As a factory worker in the film, Chaplin tries to cope with the industrial revolution and tries to make it through a quickly changing U.S. economy. He finds love with vagrant Paulette Goddard (who ended up marrying Chaplin in real life) and the two come together and lean on one another in a world of uncertainty and change. "Modern Times" is one of those films that will put a smile on your face, but it could make you weep just as easily. Chaplin's world was changing (and not necessarily for the better from his point of view) and he wanted to express the variations in his old way of doing things and the new way everyone else had accepted. Goddard is also probably the best actress to match Chaplin's charm in one of his pictures. Their love for one another (even though the marriage lasted a relatively short amount of time in real life) just seems to shine on the silver screen and they have a chemistry that is sweet and heart-warming. Beautifully made, wonderfully written, perfectly performed, smart, insightful and always brilliant, "Modern Times" is another film from Chaplin that will brand itself on the souls of all true lovers of the cinema. 5 stars out of 5.

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