The Bank (1915)

Directed by

Charlie Chaplin

Genre

comedy film, silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

33 min

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 74 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Charlie Chaplin plays a janitor in a bank who has a crush on a secretary. He dreams about winning her love.

slapsticklightheartedromanticdreamlikewhimsicalgoofysentimentalplayful

What happens

The Bank is a 1915 silent slapstick comedy film. It was Charlie Chaplin's tenth film for Essanay Films. It is a departure from the Tramp character, as Charlie Chaplin in this instance, plays a janitor in a bank. Edna Purviance plays the secretary on whom Charlie's character has a crush and dreams that she has fallen in love with him. Filmed at the Majestic Studio in Los Angeles. There is not much 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 best efforts during his Essanay period. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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