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Police

  • 1916
  • 34m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
1.9K
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Charles Chaplin and John Rand in Police (1916)
ComedyShort

Charles Chaplin, a convict, is given $5.00 and released from prison after having served his term. He meets a man of the church who makes him weep for his sins and while he is weeping takes t... Read allCharles Chaplin, a convict, is given $5.00 and released from prison after having served his term. He meets a man of the church who makes him weep for his sins and while he is weeping takes the $5.00 away from him. Chaplin goes to a fruit stand and samples the fruit. When he goes ... Read allCharles Chaplin, a convict, is given $5.00 and released from prison after having served his term. He meets a man of the church who makes him weep for his sins and while he is weeping takes the $5.00 away from him. Chaplin goes to a fruit stand and samples the fruit. When he goes to pay for it he finds his $5.00 is missing. This results in a battle with the fruit deale... Read all

  • Director
    • Charles Chaplin
  • Writer
    • Charles Chaplin
  • Stars
    • Charles Chaplin
    • Edna Purviance
    • Wesley Ruggles
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    1.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Charles Chaplin
    • Writer
      • Charles Chaplin
    • Stars
      • Charles Chaplin
      • Edna Purviance
      • Wesley Ruggles
    • 16User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, and Wesley Ruggles in Police (1916)
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    Charles Chaplin
    Charles Chaplin
    • Convict 999 Alias Charlie
    Edna Purviance
    Edna Purviance
    • The Girl
    Wesley Ruggles
    Wesley Ruggles
    • The Crook
    John Rand
    John Rand
    • The Cop
    Billy Armstrong
    Billy Armstrong
    • The Miser
    George Cleethorpe
    • Policeman at Station with Moustache
    • (uncredited)
    Fred Goodwins
    • Honest Preacher
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    Bud Jamison
    Bud Jamison
    • Third Flophouse Customer
    • (uncredited)
    James T. Kelley
    James T. Kelley
    • Drunk with Pockets Picked
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    Paddy McGuire
    Paddy McGuire
    • Fifth Flophouse Customer
    • (uncredited)
    'Snub' Pollard
    'Snub' Pollard
    • First Flophouse Customer
    • (uncredited)
    Leo White
    Leo White
    • Fruitseller
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    • Director
      • Charles Chaplin(uncredited)
    • Writer
      • Charles Chaplin
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    • Trivia
      After Charles Chaplin left Essanay, the studio reedited this film.
    • Alternate versions
      In 1952 in Spain was released a dubbed version cut to 17 minutes.
    • Connections
      Edited into Chaplin's Art of Comedy (1966)

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    6/10
    No need to freeze!
    I disagree with everyone who says that 'Police' is uneven. This little one is probably one of the best structured early Chaplin's short. There is a story, and it is logical. Simple, yes, but it follows the classic rules of story development. 'Police' is not just a random collection of gags taking place somewhere. There are nice subtle gags which some become a running joke, and then there is over-the-top fast-paced slapstick. Although the film is cleverly constructed, and Chaplin tries something different with his Tramp character (Tramp has never before been so straightforward criminal) it still is not that inventive or interesting as some of his later (short) films. Still, 'Police' is not the movie to pass on, this is quite important Charles Chaplin picture, mainly because here his story creating ability gets to shine beside his creative gags.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 27, 1916 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Charlie in the Police
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company
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    Technical specs

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

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