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
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
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)
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The Other Man (1916)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.