The Count (film)
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Director Charlie Chaplin Duration Country United States | 6.8/10 IMDb Genre Short, Comedy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Language Silent film
English intertitles Writer Vincent Bryan , Maverick Terrell Release date September 4, 1916 (1916-09-04) Initial DVD release March 25, 2008 (Czech Republic) Screenplay Charlie Chaplin, Vincent P. Bryan, Maverick Terrell Cast Charles Chaplin (Tailors apprentiee), Eric Campbell (Tailor), Edna Purviance (Miss Moneybags), Henry Bergman (o. A.), Leota Bryan (Young Girl), Frank J. Coleman (Policeman)Similar movies Pacific Rim , Feast , Paperman , The Artist , Chinatown , Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Count is Charlie Chaplin's fifth film for Mutual Film Corporation in 1916. Released on September 4, it co-starred Eric Campbell and Edna Purviance.
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Synopsis
The tailor's handyman (played by Chaplin) burns a count's trousers while ironing them and is fired. His superior (Campbell) discovers a note explaining the count can't attend a party, and dresses up like one to take his place.
Chaplin also goes to the residence hosting the party, but runs into the tailor. They both then struggle to win the fair maiden, Miss Moneybags (Purviance). Soon, Charlie is distracted by a gypsy girl and the tailor must fend off other suitors. The real Count finally arrives, learns of the imposters and calls the police. Chaplin makes a mad dash through the party and scampers away to safety.
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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.
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