The Essential CHARLIE CHAPLIN COLLECTION...a must-have for any fan or film buff's library. This definitive collection of 12-DVDs contains 57 of Chaplin's legendary early films in chronological order...a true historical legacy of the greatest comedian who ever lived. COVERS CHAPLIN'S WORK AT KEYSTONE, ESSANAY, MUTUAL AND FIRST NATIONAL FILM COMPANIES. * Beautifully animated DVD menus * Alternate soundtracks available on certain DVDs; pick from the original soundtrack or an old movie projector track * Mastered from the highest quality original material available. * Detailed liner notes on each film, including original release date The New Janitor (Keystone Comedy 9/24/1914) [11:06] Charlie becomes a janitor only to be fired when he drops a pail of water on his boss' head. As he departs he hears a secretery's pleas for help...he saves the damsel in distress and thwarts a robbery. The Rival Mashers aka Those Love Pangs (Keystone Comedy 10/10/1914) [12:11] Charlie, intent on getting a girlfriend, finds that other men resent his attempts to steal their sweethearts. He attempts to drown himself but is rescued. He goes to the movies and finally wins the interest of two girls, but when he falls asleep, the girls slip away. Musical Tramp aka His Musical Career (Keystone Comedy 11/17/1914) [11:35] Charlie is a piano mover assigned to deliver a piano and repossess another, but Charlie mixes them up and delivers the piano to the bad debtor and attempts to remove a piano from a millionaire's home. When this is protested, Charlie pushes the piano into a lake. A Fair Exchange aka Getting Acquainted (Keystone Comedy 12/5/1914) [13:01] Charlie is back in a park, accompanied by his formidable wife, Mrs. Sniffles. Mabel (Normand) is also in the park with her husband Ambrose. Charlie is attracted to Mabel while the jealous Ambrose is attracted to Mrs. Sniffles. It's a fair exchange. His New Job (Essanay Comedy 2/1/1915) [20:40] Charlie goes to a film studio to get a job. He doesn't get hired but wanders through the studio and is mistaken for a property man and is put to work. Later, he fills in for the lead actor and his blunders ruin the whole film...it will never be finished. A Night Out (Essanay Comedy 2/15/1915) [25:16] Charlie and Ben Turpin have been trying to drink the town dry. When Charlie returns to his hotel, he's so drunk that he doesn't know where he is and walks up to the front desk and drinks the ink. Hi-jinks continue as Charlie tries to get to his room. The Champion (Essanay Comedy 3/11/1915) [19:35] Charlie and his bulldog are very hungry. Out of pure hunger Charlie applies for the job of a sparing partner for a champion prize fighter. He beats the champ, because of a lucky horseshoe in his gloves, but is helped in a real match by his faithful bulldog.
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