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The Idle Class (1921)

The Idle Class poster
Directed by
Charlie Chaplin
Genre
comedy film, silent film, tragicomedy
Country
United States
Runtime
32 min
Rated
G
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 116 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A tramp accidentally gets mistaken for a wealthy man at a high society party. The mix up leads to a series of silly encounters with the rich guests.

lightheartedplayfulwhimsicalbriskslapsticksatiricalcheerfulmildly absurd

What happens

The Idle Class is a 1921 American silent comedy short film written and directed by Charlie Chaplin for First National Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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