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Mutual Film Corporation |
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1916 |
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Comedy |
| Runtime: |
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67 min. |
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USA |
| Language: |
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English |
| Color: |
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Black & White |
| Sound Mix: |
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Silent |
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Technical Specifications
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CHARLIE GRA CARMEN (v.2)
Charlie Chaplin's Burlesque on Carmen
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| Directed by: |
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Charles Chaplin |
| Writing credits: |
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Charles Chaplin Prosper Mérimée |
| Produced by: |
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Jessie T. Robbins |
| Production Design: |
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Albert Couder |
| Film Editing by: |
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H. Weinberg |
| Cinematography: |
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Harry Ensign |
| Art Department: |
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E.T. Mazy |
| Subtitler: |
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H. Weinberg |
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more: photo gallery |
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Cast overview:
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| Charles Chaplin |
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Darn Hosiery |
| Edna Purviance |
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Carmen |
| Jack Henderson |
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Lillas Pastia |
| Ben Turpin |
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Remendados |
| Leo White |
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A Civil Guard |
| John Rand |
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Escamillo |
| May White |
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Frasquita |
| Bud Jamison |
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Soldier of the Guard |
| Lawrence A. Bowes |
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Soldier |
| Frank J. Coleman |
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Soldier |
| Wesley Ruggles |
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A Vagabond |
Trivia:
Charles Chaplin's two-reel version of this film, his final release for the Essanay Company, premiered in December 1915. After Chaplin left the studio, Essanay expanded the film, adding new scenes with Ben Turpin and Wesley Ruggles as gypsies, reinserting outtakes Chaplin had discarded, and even splicing in multiple takes of scenes already included. Essanay's four-reel "feature" was released in April 1916. Chaplin was furious and filed a lawsuit against his former employers, but Essanay won the case in court. Prints of Essanay's version circulated for decades. In the 1990s an approximation of Chaplin's original version was at long last reconstructed by Kino Video.
Most circulating prints of this 4-reel edition now stem from a 1928 reissue by a company called Quality Amusement Corp.
Synopsis:
coming soon
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