Charlie Chaplin’s first film – apparently it goes for 15 minutes and ends with a Keystone Kops chase sequence but the version on internet archive I saw only went for eight minutes. Charlie is still the lead but he doesn’t play the Tramp (although he has a moustache). He’s more of anti-hero, a smooth-talking con man who tries to scam a few people out of things – the main plot has him steal a camera belonging to a photographer who’s shot a car accident. Not awesome but Chaplin knew how to move and fall over - clearly a stunning talent from the beginning.
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