The vagabond

Duration: 22

Year Published: 1916

Creator: written and directed by Charles Chaplin.

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Credits: Chaplin, Charlie, 1889-1977.; Totheroh, R. H. (Roland H.); Foster, W. C.; Purviance, Edna.; Campbell, Eric.; Mineau, Charlotte.; White, Leo.; Bacon, Lloyd.; Austin, Albert.; Rand, John, 1781-1855.; Kelley, James T.; Coleman, Frank J.; Lone Star Mutual.; Chaplin, lost and found. Mutual.

Description: Additional cast credits taken from Chaplin: his life and art / David Robinson: Leo White (Old Jew and Old gypsy woman), Lloyd Bacon (The artist), Albert Austin (Trombonist), John Rand (Trumpeter, Band leader), James T. Kelley (Musician and Gypsy), Frank J. Coleman (Musician and Gypsy). The film was a Mutual [i.e., Lone Star Mutual] production.; Modern distributor logo and title precedes original main title: Blackhawk Films release. "The Vagabond, released to theaters July 10, 1916, was the third of Chaplin's twelve- film Mutual series. It is more drama, less outright comedy than any earlier Chaplin work, but in that way foretells his feature films of the 1920's, especially The kid and The circus."; Original main title reads: Charles Chaplin in The vagabond - Copyright 1916 by Lone Star Corporation.; End titles: The end ; Blackhawk Films -- The Eastin-Phelan Corporation, Davenport, Iowa.; Running time: 21:57.; Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. CBPF.; Photographed by R. H. Totheroh and W. C. Foster.; Robinson, David. Chaplin : his life and art. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1985, p. 171-172, 716-717.; Huff, Theodore. Charlie Chaplin. New York : Pyramid Books, 1964, p. 62-63.; [Cast:] Charlie Chaplin (The Saloon Violinist), Edna Purviance (The Gypsy Drudge), Eric Campbell (The Gypsy Chief), Charlotte Mineau (The Mother).; Charlie stands outside a saloon door playing a violin with his left hand. A brass band plays outside another door to the saloon. When he is finished playing, Charlie walks into the bar, hat in hand, asking for donations. He is ignored while the men inside the bar applaud the band outside. The bandleader enters, hat in hand, and is given money from the men inside. Charlie competes, and manages to get some small change from a patron. Furious, the bandleader hits him and a fight ensues. Men flee. The band members chase Charlie in a circle in and out of the saloon. Charlie hides by a door while the band runs past, then slinks back into the now-empty bar and steals a shot of whiskey. He then leaves, and the band and men re-enter the bar.; Original format: 2 reels (1956 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm. nitrate.; PFA 1608-01-9357. D0247; Silent with added music track.; PFA 1608-01-9357. COPY-SPECIFC DESCRIPTION: 1 reel of 1 (806 ft.) (23 min.) : si. (with added music trk), b&w ; 16 mm. print. CONDITION NOTE: Last checked: 2006/11/27; scratched.; PFA 1608-01-2675. CONDITION NOTE: Last inspected: 1994 Mar 17; Excellent condition: from 750 ft. on, sound is bad (faint and scratchy), but this is probably from the original recording; last frame of film: 784 ft., 1 fr.; last frame end title: 787 ft., 22 ft.; last frame music: 790 ft., 33 fr.; edge code: EASTMAN [diamond, square] 70 SAFETY FILM

Metadata Source:BERKELEY ART MUSEUM AND PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE