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Publisher: Los Angeles, CA : Republic Pictures Home Video, 1990.

Notes: Originally released between 1916 – 1917 (64 mins.);

Summary: Three of Chaplin’s “Little Tramp” silent film shorts. In “The cure,” (1917) Charlie decides to take the health cure at a famous resort. But the trunk of liquor he’s brought with him finds its way into the mineral waters, leaving everyone in a state of drunken appreciation. In “The floorwalker, ” (1916) a visit to a department store turns into a mad escapade as Charlie walks smack into a robbery that the store manager and his Charlie look-alike accomplice are trying to commit. In “The vagabond, ” (1916) Charlie is a poor violinist in love with a beautiful gypsy. When her mother shows up to take her home, Charlie is broken-hearted until she returns to declare her love.

Also: See the Charlie Chaplin Early Years Volume Four (VHS00823) or the complete collection of Chaplin shorts on DVD at DVD01003

 

OCLC #: 27651907