This is a film that Charlie Chaplin made in 1919. He was probably the biggest movie star at that point and it's somehow strange to see that the 100th anniversary of this movie is actually not that long anymore. It's silent, of course, black-and-white and also written and directed by Chaplin. And Edna Purviance is on board as well as in so many other Chaplin films. Chaplin was almost 30 when he made this. However, there is nothing really new or refreshing about this 33-minute film. I am not sure why IMDb lists a runtime of over 40 minutes. Maybe the version I watched just had more frames per second. Anyway, back to the movie. It's pretty generic for its time. Clumsy young man falls in love with girl and her father disapproves. On the way to winning her heart, our hero has to go up against people three times his size and the slapstick by Chaplin here is not really that innovative. The most interesting aspect is possibly the inclusion of dream sequences. Still, all in all not a good movie, maybe also because it's difficult to like the protagonist with the way he treats his brother. Thumbs down.
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