Charlie Chaplin's "Police"

Charlie Chaplin's "Police"1916Charlie Chaplin, SilentsCharlie Chaplin's 49th Film Released May 27 1916 Police was Charlie Chaplin's 14th released film from Essanay. It was made at the Majestic Studio in Los Angeles. Charlie playing an ex-convict 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. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0007194/

Police was Charlie Chaplin's 14th released film from Essanay released in 1916 in film. It was made at the Majestic Studio in Los Angeles. Charlie playing an ex-convict 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.

Synopsis
Charlie is released from prison and immediately swindled by a fake person. A fellow ex-convict convinces Charlie to help burglarize a house.

Cast

Charles Chaplin - Charlie, Convict 999
Edna Purviance - Daughter of the House
Wesley Ruggles - Jailbird and Thief
James T. Kelley - Drunk with Pockets Picked/Second Flophouse Customer
Leo White - Fruitseller/Flop House Manager/Policeman
John Rand (actor) - Fruitseller/Flop House Manager/Policeman
Fred Goodwins - Honest Preacher/Policeman with Monocle
Billy Armstrong (actor) - Crooked Preacher/Second Cop
Snub Pollard - Crooked Preacher/Second Cop
Bud Jamison - Third Flophouse Customer
Paddy McGuire (actor) - Fifth Flophouse Customer
George Cleethorpe - Policeman at Station with Moustache

Category:1916 films
Category:Films directed by Charlie Chaplin
Category:American silent short films
Category:Black-and-white films
Category:American films
Category:1910s comedy films
Category:Essanay Studios films
Category:1910s short films
Category:American comedy films

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