The adventurer
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The adventurer |
| Original title | The Adventurer |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1917 |
| length | 31 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Charles Chaplin |
| script | Charles Chaplin |
| production | Charles Chaplin, Henry P. Caulfield , John Jasper |
| camera | Roland Totheroh |
| cut | Charles Chaplin |
| occupation | |
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The Adventurer ( aka Charlie as a Convict ) is a 1917 American comedy film directed by Charles Chaplin for the Mutual Film Corporation.
action
One convict managed to escape from prison. The prison guard starts the pursuit. On his escape, the former saves a young woman and her mother from drowning. He is invited home by the ladies. A celebration is held in honor of the hero. The young woman's boyfriend wants to get rid of him. An article appears in the newspaper about the heroic deed with his photo, which brings the guard back on his track.
Reviews
Iain Scott from the portal "The One-Line-Review" described the short film as poorly imaginative, reasonably entertaining, with a few boring parts.
background
The film is the last of twelve short comedies that Charles Chaplin directed for the Mutual Film Corporation from 1916 to 1917.
Chaplin occupied the role of the family chauffeur with Toraichi Kono ( 高 野 虎 市 ), his own chauffeur, secretary and bodyguard.
For Eric Campbell it was the last film he starred in. Chaplin, who had signed a new contract with First National , planned Campbell as the villain in his next film projects. But Campbell died in December 1917 of injuries sustained in a car accident he had caused while drunk.
Web links
- The adventurer in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- The adventurer as a complete film in theInternet Archive
Individual evidence
- ↑ The One-Line Review (Engl.) ( Memento of 26 July 2012 in the Web archive archive.today )