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Modern Times
Modern Times

Modern Times

He stands alone as the greatest entertainer of modern times! No one on earth can make you laugh as heartily or touch your heart as deeply...the whole world laughs, cries and thrills to his priceless genius!

Genres

ComedyDramaRomance

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A bumbling tramp desires to build a home with a young woman, yet is thwarted time and time again by his lack of experience and habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time..

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Budget

$1500000

Revenue

$1800000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

87 mins

Rating

8.28/10

Release Date

05 February 1936

Country

United States of America

Cast

Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin

The Tramp (A Factory Worker)

Paulette Goddard

Paulette Goddard

A Gamin

Henry Bergman

Henry Bergman

Cafe Proprietor

Tiny Sandford

Tiny Sandford

Big Bill

Chester Conklin

Chester Conklin

Mechanic

Hank Mann

Hank Mann

Burglar

Stanley Blystone

Stanley Blystone

Gamin's Father

Al Ernest Garcia

Al Ernest Garcia

President of the Electro Steel Corp.

Richard Alexander

Richard Alexander

Prison Cellmate

Cecil Reynolds

Cecil Reynolds

Minister

Mira McKinney

Mira McKinney

Minister's Wife

Murdock MacQuarrie

Murdock MacQuarrie

J. Widdecombe Billows

Wilfred Lucas

Wilfred Lucas

Juvenile Officer

Edward LeSaint

Edward LeSaint

Sheriff Couler

Fred Malatesta

Fred Malatesta

Cafe Head Waiter

Sammy Stein

Sammy Stein

Turbine Operator

Juana Sutton

Juana Sutton

Woman with Buttoned Bosom

Ted Oliver

Ted Oliver

Billows' Assistant

Norman Ainsley

Norman Ainsley

Billows' Silent Assistant (uncredited)

Walter Bacon

Walter Bacon

Shopkeeper (uncredited)

Bobby Barber

Bobby Barber

Worker (uncredited)

Heinie Conklin

Heinie Conklin

Assembly Line Worker Next to Big Bill (uncredited)

Gloria DeHaven

Gloria DeHaven

Gamin's Sister (uncredited)

Gloria Delson

Gloria Delson

Gamin's Sister (uncredited)

Pat Flaherty

Pat Flaherty

Jail Guard (uncredited)

Frank Hagney

Frank Hagney

Shipbuilder (uncredited)

Chuck Hamilton

Chuck Hamilton

Worker (uncredited)

Pat Harmon

Pat Harmon

Paddywagon Policeman (uncredited)

Lloyd Ingraham

Lloyd Ingraham

Frustrated Cafe Patron (uncredited)

Walter James

Walter James

Assembly Line Foreman (uncredited)

Edward Kimball

Edward Kimball

Doctor (uncredited)

Jack Low

Jack Low

Worker (uncredited)

Buddy Messinger

Buddy Messinger

Cigar Counterman (uncredited)

Bruce Mitchell

Bruce Mitchell

Paddy Wagon Policeman (uncredited)

Frank Moran

Frank Moran

Convict (uncredited)

James C. Morton

James C. Morton

Assembly Line Relief Man (uncredited)

Dorothy Mueller

Dorothy Mueller

Woman in Crowd (uncredited)

Louis Natheaux

Louis Natheaux

Burglar (uncredited)

J. C. Nugent

J. C. Nugent

Department Store Section Manager (uncredited)

Russ Powell

Russ Powell

Gypsy in Police Patrol Wagon (uncredited)

John Rand

John Rand

Waiter (uncredited)

Wyn Ritchie Evans

Wyn Ritchie Evans

Woman in Crowd (uncredited)

Harry Wilson

Harry Wilson

Worker (uncredited)

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