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25 September 1921 (USA) morePlot:
Chaplin plays a tramp who sneaks into a upper class golf resort. The tramp meets a rich woman (Edna... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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One of Chaplin's Best Short Features moreCast
(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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32 min | Spain:29 minCountry:
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1.33 : 1 moreFilming Locations:
Chaplin Studios - 1416 N. La Brea Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA moreMOVIEmeter: 
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The film was made by First National Pictures. moreGoofs:
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. moreFAQ
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One of Charlie Chaplin's best short comedies, "The Idle Class" uses some of his favorite themes to very good effect. Charlie has a dual role, playing his usual 'tramp' character and also playing a rich idler. He thus sets up some identity confusion and also the kind of class contrasts that often set up some of Chaplin's best material. There are plenty of good gags in this one, and some memorable scenes, with the hilarious costume party sequence being especially good. This was one of Chaplin's last short comedies, and it is constructed very carefully, with excellent timing in the gags and in the plot. While in a much lighter vein than the full-length pictures he was then starting to make, it has the same level of craftsmanship and is very entertaining.