Police (1916)

Directed by

Charlie Chaplin

Genre

comedy film, silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

34 min

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 84 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Charlie Chaplin plays an ex-convict who struggles to adjust to life outside prison. He teams up with another thief to break into a home where a young woman tries to reform him.

whimsicalplayfulslapsticklightheartedbriskold-fashionedmischievous

What happens

Police is a 1916 film and Charlie Chaplin's 14th with Essanay Studios. It was made at the Majestic Studio in Los Angeles. Charlie plays an ex-convict who finds life on the outside not to his liking and leads him to breaking into a home with another thief (Wesley Ruggles). Edna Purviance plays the girl living in the home who tries to change him. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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