The Pawnshop (1916)

Directed by

Charlie Chaplin

Genre

comedy film, silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

32 min

Rated

NR

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 119 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A bumbling assistant to a pawnshop owner tries to help around the shop but causes chaos. He dismantles a customer's alarm clock and helps stop a robbery attempt.

slapstickfunnyplayfulfranticphysicallightheartedwacky

What happens

The Pawnshop is Charlie Chaplin's sixth film for Mutual Film Corporation. Released on October 2, 1916, it stars Chaplin in the role of assistant to the pawnshop owner, played by Henry Bergman. Edna Purviance plays the owner's daughter, while Albert Austin appears as an alarm clock owner who watches Chaplin in dismay as he dismantles the clock; the massive Eric Campbell's character attempts to rob the shop. This is one of Chaplin's more popular movies for Mutual, mainly for the slapstick comedy he was famous for at the time. The film is viewable free of charge on YouTube. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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