The Pilgrim (1923)

Directed by

Charlie Chaplin

Genre

comedy film, silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

47 min

Rated

NR

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 156 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man escapes from prison and disguises himself as a minister in a small town. He tries to keep up the act while avoiding discovery and winning over the townspeople.

lightheartedwhimsicalplayfulslapstickbriskentertainingnostalgic

What happens

The Pilgrim is a 1923 American silent film made by Charlie Chaplin for the First National Film Company, starring Chaplin and Edna Purviance. The film marks the last time Edna Purviance co-starred with Chaplin and the last film he made for First National. Purviance also starred in Chaplin's A Woman of Paris (1923), in which Chaplin had a brief cameo. It was Chaplin's second-shortest feature film, constructed more like a two-reeler from earlier in his career. It is also noted as the first film for Charles Reisner, who became a successful director. In 1959, Chaplin included The Pilgrim as one of three films comprising The Chaplin Revue. Slightly re-edited and fully re-scored, the film contained the song "I'm Bound For Texas", written and composed by Chaplin, and sung by Matt Monro. The Pilgrim is one of many works from 1923 that entered the public domain in the United States in 2019. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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