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The Chaplin Revue
The Chaplin Revue

The Chaplin Revue

Genres

Comedy

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Three Chaplin silent comedies "A Dog's Life", "Shoulder Arms", and "The Pilgrim" are strung together to form a single feature length film. Chaplin provides new music, narration, and a small amount of new connecting material. "Shoulder Arms" is now described as taking place in a time before "the atom bomb".

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

119 mins

Rating

7.4/10

Release Date

01 September 1959

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin

Narrator / Various (archive footage)

Albert Austin

Albert Austin

Various (archive footage)

Henry Bergman

Henry Bergman

Various (archive footage)

Kitty Bradbury

Kitty Bradbury

Various (archive footage)

Syd Chaplin

Syd Chaplin

Various (archive footage)

Tom Murray

Tom Murray

Various (archive footage)

Edna Purviance

Edna Purviance

Various (archive footage)

Charles Reisner

Charles Reisner

Various (archive footage)

Dean Riesner

Dean Riesner

Various (archive footage)

Mack Swain

Mack Swain

Various (archive footage)

Loyal Underwood

Loyal Underwood

Various (archive footage)

Mai Wells

Mai Wells

Various (archive footage)

Jack Wilson

Jack Wilson

Various (archive footage)

Tom Wilson

Tom Wilson

Various (archive footage)

Phyllis Allen

Phyllis Allen

Various (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dave Anderson

Dave Anderson

Various (archive footage) (uncredited)

Bert Appling

Bert Appling

Various (archive footage) (uncredited)

Monta Bell

Monta Bell

Various (archive footage) (uncredited)

Alva D. Blake

Alva D. Blake

Various (archive footage) (uncredited)

Mel Brown

Mel Brown

Various (archive footage) (uncredited)

Minnie Chaplin

Minnie Chaplin

Various (archive footage) (uncredited)

Slim Cole

Slim Cole

Various (archive footage) (uncredited)

Margaret Cullington

Margaret Cullington

Various (archive footage) (uncredited)

Ted Edwards

Ted Edwards

Various (archive footage) (uncredited)

F.F. Guenste

F.F. Guenste

Various (archive footage) (uncredited)

Fay Holderness

Fay Holderness

Various (archive footage) (uncredited)

James T. Kelley

James T. Kelley

Various (archive footage) (uncredited)

Raymond Lee

Raymond Lee

Various (archive footage) (uncredited)

I.S. McVey

I.S. McVey

Various (archive footage) (uncredited)

Mut

Mut

Various (archive footage) (uncredited)

J.F. Parker

J.F. Parker

Various (archive footage) (uncredited)

Granville Redmond

Granville Redmond

Various (archive footage) (uncredited)

Alfred Reeves

Alfred Reeves

Various (archive footage) (uncredited)

Thomas Riley

Thomas Riley

Various (archive footage) (uncredited)

Fred Starr

Fred Starr

Various (archive footage) (uncredited)

Janet Sully

Janet Sully

Various (archive footage) (uncredited)

H. Tahbel

H. Tahbel

Various (archive footage) (uncredited)

Rob Wagner

Rob Wagner

Various (archive footage) (uncredited)

William White

William White

Various (archive footage) (uncredited)

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