CHAPLIN'S MUTUAL COMEDIES
"When Charles Chaplin signed a record-setting contract with the Mutual Film Corporation in February 1916, it was the culmination of events that changed the motion picture business. Mutual's founders redefined how films were bought, sold and distributed. Chaplin redefined screen comedy with a character that leapt into the hearts of moviegoers around the world. Together they established the value of star power and created twelve magnificent comedies that have endured for generations. From the nickelodeon to the internet, the MUTUAL-CHAPLIN SPECIALS have been viewed by more people than any other films in the entire history of cinema."
– Michael J. Hayde, Chaplin's Vintage Year: The History of the Mutual-Chaplin Specials
CHAPLIN'S MUTUAL COMEDIES commemorates the 100th anniversary of the birth of the Little Tramp with the premiere of a 5-disc Blu-ray/DVD box set, presented for a limited time in a collector's SteelBook case edition. The collection features 12 newly restored films, all scanned under the aegis of Association Chaplin from original 35mm prints gathered from archives all over the world, then digitally assembled and restored, a collaborative effort of Lobster Films in Paris and L'Immagine Ritrovata in Bologna, Italy. Each film offers the option of either improvised piano accompaniment or a full orchestral score. Among the many well-known composers and musicians featured are Eric Beheim, Neil Brand, Timothy Brock, Antonio Coppola, Carl Davis, Stephen Horne, Robert Israel, the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra, Maud Nelissen, Donald Sosin, and Gabriel Thibaudeau.
Contents
Format: Blu-ray & DVD-NTSC Combo /
Region A & Region 1
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THE FLOORWALKER
(US, 1916)
Director: Charles Chaplin
Story: Charles Chaplin
Written by: Vincent Bryan
Photographed by: William C. Foster & Roland Totheroh
Produced by: The Lone Star Film Corporation
Cast: Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Albert Austin & Eric Campbell
• 29:19 minutes
• B&W
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THE FIREMAN
(US, 1916)
Director: Charles Chaplin
Story: Charles Chaplin
Written by: Vincent Bryan
Photographed by: William C. Foster & Roland Totheroh
Produced by: The Lone Star Film Corporation
Cast: Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Albert Austin & Eric Campbell
• 26:24 minutes
• B&W
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THE VAGABOND
(US, 1916)
Director: Charles Chaplin
Story: Charles Chaplin
Written by: Vincent Bryan
Photographed by: William C. Foster & Roland Totheroh
Produced by: The Lone Star Film Corporation
Cast: Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Albert Austin & Eric Campbell
• 26:37 minutes
• B&W
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ONE A.M.
(US, 1916)
Director: Charles Chaplin
Story: Charles Chaplin
Photographed by: William C. Foster & Roland Totheroh
Produced by: The Lone Star Film Corporation
Cast: Charles Chaplin & Albert Austin
• 27:22 minutes
• B&W
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THE COUNT
(US, 1916)
Director: Charles Chaplin
Story: Charles Chaplin
Photographed by: William C. Foster & Roland Totheroh
Produced by: The Lone Star Film Corporation
Cast: Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Albert Austin & Eric Campbell
• 25:11 minutes
• B&W
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THE PAWNSHOP
(US, 1916)
Director: Charles Chaplin
Story: Charles Chaplin
Photographed by: Roland Totheroh & George C. Zalibra
Produced by: The Lone Star Film Corporation
Cast: Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Albert Austin, Eric Campbell & Henry Bergman
• 26:41 minutes
• B&W
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BEHIND THE SCREEN
(US, 1916)
Director: Charles Chaplin
Story: Charles Chaplin
Photographed by: Roland Totheroh & George C. Zalibra
Produced by: The Lone Star Film Corporation
Cast: Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Albert Austin, Eric Campbell & Henry Bergman
• 25:23 minutes
• B&W
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THE RINK
(US, 1916)
Director: Charles Chaplin
Story: Charles Chaplin
Photographed by: Roland Totheroh & George C. Zalibra
Produced by: The Lone Star Film Corporation
Cast: Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Albert Austin, Eric Campbell & Henry Bergman
• 25:47 minutes
• B&W
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EASY STREET
(US, 1917)
Director: Charles Chaplin
Story: Charles Chaplin
Photographed by: Roland Totheroh & George C. Zalibra
Produced by: The Lone Star Film Corporation
Cast: Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Albert Austin, Eric Campbell & Henry Bergman
• 26:58 minutes
• B&W
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THE CURE
(US, 1917)
Director: Charles Chaplin
Story: Charles Chaplin
Photographed by: Roland Totheroh & George C. Zalibra
Produced by: The Lone Star Film Corporation
Cast: Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Albert Austin, Eric Campbell & Henry Bergman
• 26:26 minutes
• B&W
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THE IMMIGRANT
(US, 1917)
Director: Charles Chaplin
Story: Charles Chaplin
Photographed by: Roland Totheroh & George C. Zalibra
Produced by: The Lone Star Film Corporation
Cast: Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Albert Austin, Eric Campbell & Henry Bergman
• 24:58 minutes
• B&W
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THE ADVENTURER
(US, 1917)
Director: Charles Chaplin
Story: Charles Chaplin
Photographed by: Roland Totheroh
Produced by: The Lone Star Film Corporation
Cast: Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Albert Austin, Eric Campbell & Henry Bergman
• 26:55 minutes
• B&W
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Bonus Material
THE BIRTH OF THE TRAMP
(US, 2013)
Director: Serge Bromberg & Eric Lange
• 63 minutes
• Documentary that chronicles Chaplin’s rise to stardom in concordance with early cinema’s growth from fairground attraction into an international industry.
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CHAPLIN'S GOLIATH
(US, 1996)
Director: Kevin Macdonald
• 52 minutes
• Tells the story of Charlie’s nemesis Eric Campbell, who achieved screen immortality with his appearances in eleven of these comedies.
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Total Running Time: 06:40:00 (5 Discs Blu-ray/DVD)
Language: English intertitles
Musical Score: Robert Israel, Donald Sosin, Stephen Horne, Neil Brand, Timothy Brock, Carl Davis, Eric Beheim, Antonio Coppola, Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra, Maud Nelissen & Gabriel Thibaudeau
Booklet Text: Jeffrey Vance
Published By: Flicker Alley
Institutional Price: $600 (plus shipping)
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