The Adventurer (1917 film)
The Adventurer | |
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Theatrical release poster | |
Directed by |
Charles Chaplin Edward Brewer (technical director) |
Produced by | John Jasper |
Written by |
Charles Chaplin (scenario) Vincent Bryan (scenario) Maverick Terrell (scenario) |
Starring |
Charles Chaplin Edna Purviance Eric Campbell |
Cinematography |
Roland Totheroh George C. Zalibra |
Edited by | Charles Chaplin |
Distributed by | Mutual Film Corporation |
Release dates | October 22, 1917 |
Running time | 31 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Adventurer is an American short comedy film made in 1917 written and directed by Charlie Chaplin, and is the last of the twelve films made under contract for the Mutual Film Corporation.
Plot and characters
Chaplin plays an escaped convict on the run from prison guards. He falls into favor with a wealthy family after he saves a young lady (Edna Purviance) from drowning, but her suitor (Eric Campbell) does everything he can to have Chaplin apprehended by the officials.[1]
The film also stars Henry Bergman and Albert Austin, and marked the final film of his co-star Eric Campbell who died on December 20, 1917 in a drunk driving accident.
Cast
- Charles Chaplin - The Convict
- Edna Purviance - The Girl
- Eric Campbell - The Suitor
- Henry Bergman - The Father
- Albert Austin - The Butler
- Marta Golden
- May White - Lady
Critical reception
A re-release of the film inspired this enthusiastic review in the August 16, 1920 New York Times. Note that this was written during a period in which Chaplin's film output was practically nonexistent.
"On the Rivoli program, and also at the Rialto, is a Chaplin revival. The Adventurer, which makes one wish, between laughs, that the screen's best comedian would get to work and do what everyone knows he is capable of. There is a slap-stick coarse humor in The Adventurer, but also some of Chaplin's most irresistible pantomime."[2]
Sound version
In 1932, Amedee Van Beuren of Van Beuren Studios, purchased Chaplin's Mutual comedies for $10,000 each, added music by Gene Rodemich and Winston Sharples and sound effects, and re-released them through RKO Radio Pictures. Chaplin had no legal recourse to stop the RKO release.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Charlie Chaplin's "The Adventurer" (1917)". http://archive.org. Retrieved 19 February 2013. External link in
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(help) - ↑ Movies2.nytimes.com
- ↑ SilentComedians entry
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Adventurer (1917 film). |
- The short film The Adventurer is available for free download at the Internet Archive
- The Adventurer at the Internet Movie Database