The Immigrant

On their way to America, Charlie befriends a girl and her mother after an incident aboard ship. Later ashore they become involved in one of the funniest restaurant sequences ever filmed. One of the top Chaplin comedies of the mutual period. Cast also includes Edna Purviance, Eric Campbell, Albert Austin, Henry Bergman.

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Credits

production company

Van Beuren Corporation

Blackhawk Films

Duration

00:20:12:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1918

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

016225

Language

English

Subject categories

Comedy

Comedy → Slapstick comedies

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Silent films

Sound/audio

Silent

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1918

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