Mabel’s Strange Predicament
A tramp gets drunk in a hotel lobby and, upstairs, causes some misunderstandings between Mabel, two hotel guests across the hall from her room, and Mabel’s visiting sweetheart.
His Trysting Places
On his way to a restaurant, Ambrose, a happily married man, obliges to mail a letter for a woman in the apartment lobby. Unbeknownst to him, the letter is about…
The Real Charlie Chaplin
A look at the life and work of Charlie Chaplin in his own words featuring an in-depth interview he gave to Life magazine in 1966.
Chaplin in Bali
In 1932, Chaplin, in full midlife crisis, escapes to Bali in search of himself to find the artistic rejuvenation and inspiration to do his difficult transition to sound film.
Winston Churchill: A Giant in the Century
A new look at the public and private life of one of the most important statesmen in the history of Europe: Winston Churchill (1874-1965), soldier, politician, writer, painter, leader of…
A King in New York
A recently-deposed “Estrovian” monarch seeks shelter in New York City, where he becomes an accidental television celebrity. Later, he’s wrongly accused of being a Communist and gets caught up in…
The Chaplin Revue
Three Chaplin silent comedies “A Dog’s Life”, “Shoulder Arms”, and “The Pilgrim” are strung together to form a single feature length film. Chaplin provides new music, narration, and a small…
Limelight
A fading music hall comedian tries to help a despondent ballet dancer learn to walk and to again feel confident about life.
Monsieur Verdoux
The film is about an unemployed banker, Henri Verdoux, and his sociopathic methods of attaining income. While being both loyal and competent in his work, Verdoux has been laid-off. To…
The Great Dictator
Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel’s regime.
Modern Times
A bumbling tramp desires to build a home with a young woman, yet is thwarted time and time again by his lack of experience and habit of being in the…
City Lights
A tramp falls in love with a beautiful blind flower girl. His on-and-off friendship with a wealthy man allows him to be the girl’s benefactor and suitor.
The Circus
Charlie, a wandering tramp, becomes a circus handyman – soon the star of the show – and falls in love with the circus owner’s stepdaughter.
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
When Marie St. Clair believes she has been jilted by her artist fiance Jean, she decides to leave for Paris on her own. After spending a year in the city…
The Kid
A tramp cares for a boy after he’s abandoned as a newborn by his mother. Later the mother has a change of heart and aches to be reunited with her…
Sunnyside
An overworked farmhand who works also at the adjacent hotel dreams of marrying the village belle.
A Day’s Pleasure
A father takes his family for an outing, which turns out to be a ridiculous trial.
Shoulder Arms
An American doughboy, stationed in France during the Great War, goes on a daring mission behind enemy lines and becomes a hero.
A Dog’s Life
The Cure
An alcoholic checks into a health spa and his antics promptly throw the establishment into chaos.
Easy Street
A derelict, huddled under the steps of a missionary church, feels enlightened by the sermon of a passionate preacher and infatuated by the beauty of the congregation’s pianist, in such…
The Immigrant
An European immigrant endures a challenging voyage only to get into trouble as soon as he arrives in New York.
The Adventurer
The daring convict no. 23, known as The Eel, escapes from prison and, after mocking his inept persecutors, saves the lives of three people in peril: a beautiful girl, her…
The Vagabond
A tramp tries to earn money by playing the violin, but he’s soon facing off against the jealous competition.
Triple Trouble
As Colonel Nutt is experimenting with explosives, a new janitor is joining his household. The inept janitor proceeds to make life difficult for the rest of staff.
The Pawnshop
A pawnbroker’s assistant deals with his grumpy boss, his annoying co-worker and some eccentric customers as he flirts with the pawnbroker’s daughter, until a perfidious crook with bad intentions arrives…
The Rink
After amusements working in a restaurant, a waiter uses his lunch break to go roller skating.
One A.M.
A drunken homeowner has a difficult time getting about in his home after arriving home late at night.
The Fireman
Firefighter Charlie Chaplin is tricked into letting a house burn by an owner who wants to collect on the insurance.
The Floorwalker
An impecunious customer creates chaos in a department store while the manager and his assistant plot to steal the money kept in the establishment’s safe.
The Count
A tailor’s apprentice burns Count Broko’s clothes while ironing them and the tailor fires him. Later, the tailor discovers a note explaining that the count cannot attend a dance party,…
Behind the Screen
During the troubled shooting of several movies, David, the prop man’s assistant, meets an aspiring actress who tries to find work in the studio. Things get messy when the stagehands…
A Woman
Mother, father and daughter go to the park. The women doze off on a bench while the father plays a hide-and-seek game with a girl, blindfolded. Charlie leads him into…
Shanghaied
A shipowner intends to scuttle his ship on its last voyage to get the insurance money. Charlie, a tramp in love with the owner’s daughter, is grabbed by the captain…
The Tramp
The Little Fellow finds the girl of his dreams and work on a family farm. He helps defend the farm against criminals, and all seems well, until he discovers the…
In the Park
A tramp steals a girl’s handbag, but when he tries to pick Charlie’s pocket loses his cigarettes and matches. He rescues a hot dog man from a thug, but takes…
A Night Out
After a visit to a pub, Charlie and Ben cause a ruckus at a posh restaurant. Charlie later finds himself in a compromising position at a hotel with the head…
The Champion
Walking along with his bulldog, Charlie finds a “good luck” horseshoe just as he passes a training camp advertising for a boxing partner “who can take a beating.” After watching…
A Burlesque on Carmen
A gypsy seductress is sent to sway a goofy officer to allow a smuggling run.