Best Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin’s *A Dog’s Life* (1918) features the iconic silent film comedian as he attempts to care for a mischievous terrier named Scraps. This short showcases Chaplin's masterful physical comedy and established his signature character, the Tramp. It is notable for its early integration of anim...

“Shoulder Arms” features Charles Chaplin as the Tramp navigating the absurdities of World War I trenches. Released in 1918, this American silent comedy is notable for its early satirical commentary on war through Chaplin’s iconic character. It’s a significant work within his filmography and remains...

“The Pawnshop,” directed by Charlie Chaplin in 1916, is a silent short film that showcases his comedic talent through the chaotic interactions within a pawn shop. The film's enduring appeal stems from its brilliantly observed depiction of workplace dynamics and the famous sequence where Chaplin meti...

Charlie Chaplin’s *The Adventurer* (1917) is a significant silent comedy showcasing the iconic performer's early work. The film depicts an imprisoned man who cleverly escapes and then becomes embroiled in a series of chaotic misadventures. It’s notable for its development of Chaplin’s physical comed...

The Rink showcases Charlie Chaplin’s exceptional skill as a silent film comedian. Released in 1916, this Mutual Film features an extended sequence of Chaplin expertly navigating a crowded ice rink using roller skates. The film's innovative choreography and comedic timing make it a significant exampl...

Charlie Chaplin’s *The Tramp* (1915) established the iconic silent film comedian's persona. This short features Chaplin as a down-on-his-luck vagrant navigating urban life with clumsy charm. The film is notable for solidifying the Little Tramp’s recognizable appearance and introducing a melancholic...

Pay Day is a 1922 American silent comedy short written, directed, and starring Charlie Chaplin for First National Pictures. Chaplin plays a construction worker who receives his wages, attempts to conceal money from his wife, spends the night drinking, and struggles to return home before she notices...

The Vagabond is a 1916 American silent comedy film produced by the Mutual Film Corporation, starring Charlie Chaplin as his iconic Tramp character. The film is notable for combining traditional slapstick comedy with deeper dramatic pathos, a formula that Chaplin was actively developing during this e...

The Idle Class is a 1921 silent comedy film written, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin. As a two-reeler, the film features Chaplin in a dual role as both the Tramp and an inebriated wealthy husband, allowing for mistaken-identity gags that satirize upper-class society. The film is an example...

The Pilgrim is a 1923 American silent comedy short film starring, written, and directed by Charlie Chaplin for First National Pictures. In this two-reeler, Chaplin portrays an escaped convict who disguises himself as a minister and inadvertently becomes the pastor of a small town church in Devil's G...

"One A.M." is a 1916 American silent comedy film directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin, released as part of his Mutual Film contract. The film is distinct within Chaplin's body of work for featuring him almost entirely alone on screen, abandoning his traditional Tramp persona for the role of an i...

"Behind the Screen" is a 1916 American silent comedy short film starring Charlie Chaplin, produced by the Mutual Film Corporation. The film is set behind the scenes of a bustling movie studio, with Chaplin playing an overworked stagehand named David who contends with a tyrannical foreman played by E...

The Floorwalker is a 1916 American silent comedy short written, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin. Chaplin's Tramp enters a department store where a crooked manager and an accomplice are attempting to steal from the business, leading to mistaken identities, physical confrontations, and a cha...

The Count is a 1916 American silent comedy film produced by the Mutual Film Corporation and directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin. In this two-reel short, Chaplin plays a tailor's assistant who assumes the identity of a count to attend a society party, where he competes with another imposter for...

The Fireman is a 1916 American silent comedy film produced by the Mutual Film Corporation and starring Charlie Chaplin. The two-reel short was directed by Chaplin himself and co-stars Edna Purviance as a young woman and Lloyd Bacon as her father, alongside Eric Campbell as the fire chief. In this fi...

"The New Janitor" is a 1914 American silent comedy film directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin, produced by the Keystone Film Company. Chaplin portrays a clumsy janitor who is fired but later intervenes to save his former employer during a robbery. The film is a notable entry in Chaplin's early ca...

Work is a 1915 American silent comedy film produced by Essanay Studios, written and directed by Charlie Chaplin, who also stars in the leading role. In the film, Chaplin's Tramp character appears as a wallpaper hanger's assistant, generating the elaborate physical comedy sequences that defined his e...

The Rounders is a 1914 American silent comedy short produced by Keystone Studios and directed by Charlie Chaplin. Chaplin and Roscoe Arbuckle play intoxicated married men who escape their disapproving wives and continue drinking together, leading to physical comedy and escalating disorder. The film...

Sunnyside is a 1919 American silent comedy short film written, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin. Distributed by First National Pictures, it features Chaplin as a rural farmhand who copes with the demands of his gruff boss and his romantic aspirations by escaping into a dream sequence featur...

A Film Johnnie is a 1914 American silent comedy short film directed by George Nichols for Keystone Studios. It stars Charlie Chaplin as his Tramp character, who visits a movie theater and becomes so infatuated with the performers that he travels to the Keystone studio to find them, ultimately causin...

His Trysting Place is a 1914 American two-reel comedy made for the Keystone Film Company, written and directed by Charlie Chaplin. Chaplin plays a husband whose overcoat is accidentally exchanged with that of Ambrose, played by Mack Swain; a love letter and a baby bottle in the wrong pockets lead bo...

A Day's Pleasure is a 1919 American silent comedy short written, directed, and starring Charlie Chaplin for First National. Chaplin plays a middle-class family man attempting a simple outing by car and boat with his wife and children, but routine travel repeatedly turns into physical comedy. The fil...

A Burlesque on Carmen is a 1915 American silent comedy produced by Essanay Studios, written and directed by Charlie Chaplin, who also plays the lead. It parodies the story and prestige presentation of Bizet's opera Carmen, with Chaplin's comic character placed in a plot involving a soldier, Carmen,...

Mabel's Strange Predicament is a 1914 American short comedy made by Keystone and starring Mabel Normand and Charlie Chaplin. The plot uses a hotel setting, mismatched clothing, and escalating misunderstandings as the basis for physical comedy. It is historically important because Chaplin's Tramp cos...

His New Job is a 1915 American silent comedy written, directed, and performed by Charlie Chaplin. It was Chaplin's first Essanay comedy and the only film he made at Essanay's Chicago studio. The story places his character in a film studio, where a job as a prop man leads to work as a carpenter's ass...

A Night Out is a 1915 American silent comedy film directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin, notable for being his first comedy produced at Essanay Studios and featuring Ben Turpin.

Making a Living is a 1914 American silent film directed by Henry Lehrman, notable as Charlie Chaplin's film debut, where he plays a charming con artist rather than his famous Tramp.