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The Idle Class (1921)

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Overview

Director:
Charles Chaplin
Writer:
Charles Chaplin (writer)
Release Date:
25 September 1921 (USA) more
Genre:
Short | Comedy more
Plot:
Chaplin plays a tramp who sneaks into a upper class golf resort. The tramp meets a rich woman (Edna... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
The most underrated Chaplin film? more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)

Charles Chaplin ... Tramp and Husband
Edna Purviance ... Neglected Wife
Mack Swain ... Her Father
Henry Bergman ... Sleeping Hobo / Guest in Cop Uniform
Al Ernest Garcia ... Cop in Park and Guest
John Rand ... Golfer and Guest
Rex Storey ... Pickpocket and Guest
Lillian McMurray ... Maid
Lita Grey ... Maid
Loyal Underwood ... Guest
Mrs. Parker ... Guest
Lolita Parker ... Guest
Howard Olsen ... Guest
Edward Knoblock ... Guest
Granville Redmond ... Guest
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Vanity Fair (USA)
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Runtime:
32 min | Spain:29 min
Country:
USA
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System) (re-issue) | Silent
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Trivia:
The film was made by First National Pictures. more
Goofs:
Plot holes: The movie begins with "The Summer Season" and yet the telegraph the absent minded husband holds at the beginning is dated November 2. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Big Show (1923) more

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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful:-
The most underrated Chaplin film?, 6 March 2004
Author: cfettweis from Columbus, OH

I did not think I would find silent films funny - amusing, maybe, but not funny - until I saw some of Chaplin's best work, like this film. I have now seen most of his films from 1915 through the end of the silent era, and in my view "The Idle Class" is one of the best, perhaps in part because it is not typically listed among his finest. The film is split roughly between a golf scene that dominates the first half, and a mistaken identity theme which dominates the second. "The Idle Class" avoids the sentimentality of "The Kid", which it is often teamed with in video/DVD release, opting instead for straight comedy - and is successful throughout. I defy anyone to recommend a funnier silent film.

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