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One A.M.

  • 19161916
  • TV-GTV-G
  • 26m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
3.3K
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One A.M. (1916)
  • Comedy
  • Family
  • Short
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.
IMDb RATING
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3.3K
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  • Director
    • Charles Chaplin
  • Writers
    • Charles Chaplin
    • Vincent Bryan(uncredited)
    • Maverick Terrell(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Charles Chaplin
    • Albert Austin
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  • Director
    • Charles Chaplin
  • Writers
    • Charles Chaplin
    • Vincent Bryan(uncredited)
    • Maverick Terrell(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Charles Chaplin
    • Albert Austin
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    • 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)
    Charles Chaplin in One A.M. (1916)

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    Charles Chaplin
    Charles Chaplin
    • Drunkas Drunk
    Albert Austin
    Albert Austin
    • Taxi Driveras 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)

    User reviews26

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    Top review
    9/10
    It's amazing to see how Chaplin's films improved since 1914
    1914 was Chaplin's first year in films and he starred in 25 movies in just this first year alone. However, many of these films were pretty bad--with practically no plot and just a lot of improvisation that sometimes worked and often didn't. Despite the quality of these films, by 1915 he was probably the #1 star in the world and was lured away from Keystone Studios--with promises of more money and even greater autonomy. Instead of just doing the same old comedies, Chaplin improved upon his "Little Tramp" character and begin carefully scripting his films, and so naturally the quality improved greatly.

    ONE A.M. is a great example of his newer and more thought-out scripts for Mutual Studios. While Chaplin is the only person who appears in the film (other than a very brief scene with a cabbie at the beginning), the film is not simply improv or mugging for the camera, but well-choreographed and using complicated props made specially for this film. Several examples would include the spinning taxi meter, the clock with the dangerous swinging pendulum and the amazing and almost intelligent bed.

    At first, I thought this whole drunk act theme would become tiresome. After all, at almost 17 minutes, that's a long time to do a drunk "schtick". However, 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 comedy shorts and translates well to viewing in the 21st century.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 7, 1916 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Solo
    • Filming locations
      • Lone Star Studio - 1751 Glendale Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Lone Star Corporation
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      26 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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