Dr. Ralph H. Wolfe Viewing Center

Call Number: DVD01003

by Charlie Chaplin; Passport International Productions.; Passport Video.;

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher: [North Hollywood, Calif.] : Passport Video, ©2006.

Notes: 5 disc collection; (950 min. Black & White); Special features: Chaplin cartoons (1915); Seeing stars (1922); Hollywood rivals: Charlie Chaplin vs. Buster Keaton

Chapters: Disc 1: At Keystone Studios (1914): Making a living ; Kid auto races at Venice ; Between showers ; A film Johnny ; Tango tangles ; Cruel cruel love ; Mabel at the wheel ; Mabel’s busy day ; Caught in a cabaret ; Mabel’s married life ; The masquerader ; His new profession ; The rounders ; The rival mashers ; Dough and dynamite — Disc 2: At Essanay Studios (1915): A night out ; The champion ; In the park ; A Jitney elopement ; The tramp ; Shanghaied ; A night in the show ; Burlesque on Carmen ; Police ; Triple trouble — Disc 3: At Mutual Studios (1916): The floorwalker ; The fireman ; The vagabond ; One A.M. ; The count ; The pawnshop ; Behind the screen ; The rink — Disc 4: Mutual to First National (1917-1918): Easy street ; The cure ; The immigrant ; The adventurer ; A dog’s life ; Shoulder arms — Disc 5: At First National (1919-1922): Sunnyside ; A day’s pleasure ; The idle class ; Pay day.

Summary:  In this historic compilation are the comedy shorts made during the most productive years of Chaplin’s career, from 1914, when he was starting out as an unknown comic at Keystone Studios to the last short films he made in 1922 before working exclusively on features.

OCLC #: 70902061

Added: April 30, 2010