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One A.M.

  • 1916
  • TV-G
  • 26m
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One A.M. (1916)
ComedyFamilyShort

A drunken homeowner has a difficult time getting about in his home after arriving home late at night.A drunken homeowner has a difficult time getting about in his home after arriving home late at night.A drunken homeowner has a difficult time getting about in his home after arriving home late at night.

  • Director
    • Charles Chaplin
  • Writers
    • Charles Chaplin
    • Vincent Bryan
    • Maverick Terrell
  • Stars
    • Charles Chaplin
    • Albert Austin
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    3.5K
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    • Director
      • Charles Chaplin
    • Writers
      • Charles Chaplin
      • Vincent Bryan
      • Maverick Terrell
    • Stars
      • Charles Chaplin
      • Albert Austin
    • 26User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
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    Charles Chaplin in One A.M. (1916)
    Charles Chaplin in One A.M. (1916)
    Charles Chaplin in One A.M. (1916)
    Charles Chaplin in One A.M. (1916)
    Charles Chaplin in One A.M. (1916)
    Charles Chaplin in One A.M. (1916)
    Charles Chaplin in One A.M. (1916)
    Charles Chaplin in One A.M. (1916)
    Charles Chaplin in One A.M. (1916)
    Charles Chaplin in One A.M. (1916)
    Charles Chaplin in One A.M. (1916)
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    Charles Chaplin
    Charles Chaplin
    • Drunk
    Albert Austin
    Albert Austin
    • Taxi Driver
    • Director
      • Charles Chaplin
    • Writers
      • Charles Chaplin
      • Vincent Bryan(uncredited)
      • Maverick Terrell(uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      This was the first film that Charles Chaplin starred in alone, except for a brief scene of Albert Austin playing a cab driver.
    • Goofs
      Despite the title, it is clearly daytime when Chaplin arrives home in a cab.
    • Quotes

      [first lines]

      Drunk: [title card] They should build these handles nearer the door.

    • Alternate versions
      Kino International distributes a set of videos containing all the 12 Mutual short films made by Chaplin in 1915 - 1917. They are presented by David Shepard, who copyrighted the versions in 1984, and has a music soundtrack composed and performed by Michael Mortilla who copyrighted his score in 1989. The running time of this film is 22 minutes.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Chaplin Cavalcade (1941)

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    8/10
    Rare Chaplin Solo Effort
    Charlie Chaplin said the happiest he had ever been during his career was with his third film studio, Mutual Film Corporation. Film historians claim his best and most innovative movies Chaplin produced came out of his 18-month association with Mutual. The comedian was appreciative of the one-month period he was allowed to create each of his movies, a luxury he wasn't afforded with his previous employers.

    Chaplin produced three classic films in the summer of 1916, with his August 1916's "One A. M." one of those rare movies he had acted for the most part alone. (There's a brief beginning sequence where he's with a cab driver who is dropping him off at his door.) Chaplin plays a drunk (not his usual Tramp character) who makes a 25-minute effort of coordinating himself in his apartment and his bedroom before he goes asleep. The premise would appear to be one fat yawner, but as one reviewer at the time wrote, "When I thought perhaps Chaplin was milking a scene too much for comedy, he switched to another prop and kept my interest. Funny, well-made and memorable -- this is one of Chaplin's best slapsticks."

    One biographer claimed Chaplin fell a total of 46 times before reaching slumberland. The inanimate objects in his apartment appear to confront the inebriated man in his mission to simply go to his bed and sleep. Another biographer felt that "One A. M." was "the cleverest and conceivably the funniest film Chaplin made for Mutual."
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    • Release date
      • August 7, 1916 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Solo
    • Filming locations
      • Lone Star Studio - 1751 Glendale Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Lone Star Corporation
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    • Runtime
      26 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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