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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Charlie Chaplin plays a janitor in a bank who has a crush on a secretary. He dreams about winning her love.
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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)
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Caught in the Rain (1914)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.