By the Sea (1915)

Directed by

Charlie Chaplin

Genre

comedy film, silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

14 min

Rated

U

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 81 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Charlie Chaplin's Little Tramp character tries to get the attention of women on a beach in Santa Monica. He gets into trouble and causes chaos. The film includes an early example of a banana peel slip gag.

lightheartedfunnyplayfulbriskslapstickwhimsicalsunnymischievous

What happens

By the Sea is a 1915 American silent comedy short film Charlie Chaplin made while waiting for a studio to work in Los Angeles. He had just left Niles Essanay Studio after doing five films at that location. By the Sea was filmed all on location in Santa Monica on the beach near Ocean Park Pier and on Crystal Pier in April 1915. The story centers on Charlie's Little Tramp character and how he gets into trouble trying to grab the attention of women on the beach. Edna Purviance plays one of the wives in whom he shows interest. It is said to be the first film to incorporate the classic gag of a man slipping on a banana skin. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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