- The Bank (1915 film)
Infobox Film
name = The Bank
caption =
director =Charlie Chaplin
producer =Jess Robbins
writer =Charlie Chaplin
starring =Charles Chaplin
Charles Inslee
Carl Stockdale
Edna Purviance
Leo White
music =Robert Israel (Kino video release)
cinematography =Harry Ensign
editing =Charlie Chaplin
distributor =Essanay Studios
General Film Company
released =August 9 ,1915
runtime = 33 minutes
language = Silent film
English (original intertitles)
country = USA
budget =
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followed_by =
imdb_id = 0004936"The Bank" was
Charlie Chaplin 's tenth film for Essanay Films.Released in 1915, it is a departure from the tramp character, as
Charlie Chaplin plays a janitor at a bank.Edna Purviance plays the secretary Charlie has a crush on and dreams that she has fallen in love with him. Filmed at theMajestic Studio inLos Angeles . Silent.There doesn't appear to be any evidence that this film was received any differently from the bulk of Chaplin's early work, but today this film is often considered one of his most fascinating efforts.Cast
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Charles Chaplin - Charlie, a Janitor
*Edna Purviance - Edna, a Secretary
*Carl Stockdale - Charles, a Cashier
*Charles Inslee - Charles, a Cashier
*Leo White - Clerk
* Billy Armstrong - Another Janitor
*Fred Goodwins - Bald Cashier/Bank Robber with Derby
*John Rand - Bank Robber and salesman
*Lloyd Bacon - Bank Robber
*Frank J. Coleman - Bank Robber
* Paddy McGuire - Cashier in White Coat
*Wesley Ruggles - Bank Customer
*Carrie Clark Ward - Bank Customer
*Lawrence A. Bowes - Bond SalesmanExternal links
*imdb title|id= 0004936|title=The Bank
*archive.org|url=http://www.archive.org/details/CC_1915_08_09_TheBank|title=The Bank
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