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Also known as Adventurer

1917 film by Charlie Chaplin

OverviewAI-generated

The Adventurer is a 1917 American film directed by Charlie Chaplin and produced by the Lone Star Corporation. It has recorded publication dates of 1 January 1917 and 22 October 1917, runs for 26 minutes, and its status is recorded as Released.

Its listed themes include an escaped convict, a fake identity, upper-class society, a house party and slapstick comedy.

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The daring convict no. 23, known as The Eel, escapes from prison and, after mocking his inept persecutors, saves the lives of three people in peril: a beautiful girl, her mother and an annoying suitor, only to get exhausted and almost drowned. Once he regains his strength at Judge Brown's home, he participates on an upper-class social party where he competes with the suitor for the favors of the charming Miss Brown. But prison guards are still after him…

Released: 1917-10-2226 minDir: Charlie ChaplinComedy, Adventure
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Cast

  • Charlie Chaplin as The Eel / Commodore Slick
  • Edna Purviance as Miss Brown - The Girl
  • Eric Campbell as The Suitor
  • Henry Bergman as Judge Brown - The Father / Docker
  • Albert Austin as The Butler
  • Marta Golden as Mrs. Brown - The Mother

Themes

  • upper class
  • fake identity
  • slapstick comedy
  • escaped convict
  • house party
  • rescue from drowning
  • manhunt
  • short film

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Key facts

Directed by
Charlie Chaplin , Edward Brewer (technical director)
Written by
Charlie Chaplin (scenario), Vincent Bryan (scenario), Maverick Terrell (scenario)
Produced by
John Jasper
Starring
Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance , Eric Campbell
Cinematography
Roland Totheroh , George C. Zalibra
Edited by
Charlie Chaplin
Distributed by
Mutual Film Corporation
Release date
October 22, 1917 ( 1917-10-22 )
Running time
25 minutes
Country
United States
Language
Silent (English intertitles )

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
short film
Country of origin
United States
Screenwriter
Charlie Chaplin
Cast member
James T. Kelley
Cinematographer
Roland Totheroh
Duration
31
FilmAffinity ID
882564
Image
Edna Purviance and Charlie Chaplin in The Adventurer (1).jpg
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publication date
1917-10-22
title
The Adventurer
Commons category
The Adventurer (1917 film)
aspect ratio (W:H)
4:3
copyright status
public domain
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Encyclopedic overview

The Adventurer From left to right are Henry Bergman, Marta Golden, Edna Purviance, Eric Campbell and Charlie Chaplin in a scene still from the film The Adventurer is an American silent short comedy film made in 1917 written and directed by Charlie Chaplin, and is the last of the twelve films made under contract for the Mutual Film Corporation.

Plot

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “The Adventurer” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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