The Tramp (film)

Infobox Film
name = The Tramp

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director = Charles Chaplin
producer = Jess Robbins
writer = Charles Chaplin
starring = Charles Chaplin
Edna Purviance
Ernest Van Pelt
Paddy McGuire
Lloyd Bacon
Leo White
Bud Jamison
Billy Armstrong
music =
cinematography = Harry Ensign
editing = Charles Chaplin
distributor = Essanay Studios
General Film Company
released = April 11, 1915
runtime = 32 min.
language = Silent film
English (Original intertitles)
country = USA
budget =
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followed_by =
amg_id = 1:143211
imdb_id = 0006177

"The Tramp" was Charlie Chaplin's sixth film for Essanay Studios in 1915. Directed by Chaplin, it was the fifth and last film made at Essanay's Niles, California studio. "The Tramp" marked the beginning of The Tramp character most known today, even though Chaplin played the character in earlier films. This film marked the first departure from his more slapstick character in the earlier films, with a sad ending and showing he cared for others, rather than just himself. The film co-stars Edna Purviance as the farmer's daughter and Ernest Van Pelt as Edna's father. The outdoor scenes were filmed on location near Niles.

ynopsis

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 girl of his dreams already has someone in her life. Unwilling to be a problem in their lives, he takes to the road, though he is seen skipping and swinging his cane as if happy to be back on the road where he knows he belongs.

Cast

* Charles Chaplin - Tramp
* Edna Purviance - Farmer's daughter
* Ernest Van Pelt - Farmer
* Paddy McGuire - Farmhand
* Lloyd Bacon - Edna's Fiancé/Second Thief
* Leo White - First Thief
* Bud Jamison - Second Thief
* Billy Armstrong - Minister

External links

*imdb title|id= 0006177|title=The Tramp
*archive.org
url=http://www.archive.org/details/CC_1915_04_11_TheTramp
title=The Tramp