The Immigrant (1917)
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- Unrated
- 30min
- Short, Comedy
- 17 Jun 1917 (USA)
- Short
Charlie is an immigrant who endures a challenging voyage and gets into trouble as soon as he arrives in America.
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| Charles Chaplin | ... |
Immigrant
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| Edna Purviance | ... |
Immigrant
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| Eric Campbell | ... |
Head Waiter
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| Albert Austin | ... |
Russian / Restaurant diner
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| Henry Bergman | ... |
Artist / Woman on Ship
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Kitty Bradbury | ... |
Edna's mother
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| Frank J. Coleman | ... |
Bearded cheating gambler / Restaurant owner
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| William Gillespie | ... |
Café violinist
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Tom Harrington | ... |
Marriage registrar
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| James T. Kelley | ... |
Shabby man in restaurant
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| John Rand | ... |
Tipsy diner
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Janet Sully | ... |
Passenger
(as Janet Milly Sully)
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| Loyal Underwood | ... |
Pint-sized passenger
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| Tom Wilson | ... |
Gambler on ship
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Directed by
| Charles Chaplin | ||
Written by
| Charles Chaplin | ... | (written by) |
| Vincent Bryan | ... | () (uncredited) |
| Maverick Terrell | ... | () (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Henry P. Caulfield | ... | producer (uncredited) |
| Charles Chaplin | ... | producer (uncredited) |
| John Jasper | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Roland Totheroh | ||
| George C. 'Duke' Zalibra | ... | (as George C. Zalibra) |
| William C. Foster | ... | (uncredited) |
Editing by
| Charles Chaplin | ||
Editorial Department
| Ralph Pereira-Adams | ... | refurb editor |
Art Department
| George Cleethorpe | ... | property master (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Ira H. Morgan | ... | second assistant camera (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Michael Mortilla | ... | music performer (1989) (as Michael D. Mortilla) |
| West One Music | ... | music by |
Transportation Department
| Toraichi Kono | ... | driver: Mr. Chaplin (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Ed Brewer | ... | technical director (as Edward Brewer) |
| Tom Harrington | ... | assistant: Mr. Chaplin (uncredited) |
| Carlyle Robinson | ... | publicist (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Lone Star Corporation (produced by)
Distributors
- Mutual Film (1917) (United States) (theatrical) (as Mutual Film Corporation) (originally distributed by)
- Anglo Film Agency (1917) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Pictures (1932) (United States) (theatrical) (re-issue with music and effects)
- Blackhawk Films (1983) (United States) (remastered 16mm & Super 8mm film prints with music)
- Image Entertainment (1991) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Image Entertainment (1995) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- BFI Video (2003) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Reel Media International (2004) (World-wide) (VHS)
- The Criterion Collection (2006) (United States) (DVD)
- Reel Media International (2007) (World-wide)
- Connaissance du Cinéma (1971) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Films Chritiane Kieffer (1971) (World-wide) (theatrical)
- BWTV (2016) (World-wide) (video) (internet)
- FilmAnnex (2006) (World-wide)
- Films Chritiane Kieffer (1971) (France) (tv) (re-release)
- France 3 (1983) (France) (tv)
- Kino International (1989) (United States)
- Kino Video (United States) (VHS)
- ROKiT FLIX (2020) (United States)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2015) (Germany) (DVD) (Die Mutual Komödien 1916-1917)
- The Criterion Channel (2019) (United States) (tv) (digital)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Artists in Motion (refurb)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Charlie is on his way to the USA. He wins in a card game, puts the money in Edna's bag (she and her sick mother have been robbed of everything). When he retrieves a little for himself he is accused of being a thief. Edna clears his name. Later, broke, Charlie finds a coin and goes into a restaurant. There he finds Edna, whose mother has died, and asks her to join him. When he reaches for the coin to pay for their meals it is missing (it has fallen through a hole in his pocket).
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The scene in which Charles Chaplin's character kicks an immigration officer was cited later as "evidence" of his anti-Americanism when he was forced to leave the United States during the McCarthy "Red Scare" period in the 1950s. See more » |
| Goofs | An axe disappears off a wall between shots during the craps game. Chaplin originally shot a gag using the axe (photos of this sequence exist), but cut it from the final film, which created a continuity error. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into The Charlie Chaplin Festival (1941). See more » |
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Title Card:
The arrival in the Land of Liberty. See more » |