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Easy Street (1917)
Directed by Charlie Chaplin
Comedy, Action · 26m
A derelict, huddled under the steps of a missionary church, feels enlightened by the sermon of a passionate preacher and infatuated by the beauty of the congregation's pianist, in such a way that he tries to improve his life of poverty by becoming a policeman. His first assignment will be to patrol along Easy Street, the turf of a vicious bully and his criminal gang.
Cast
Charlie Chaplin
The Derelict
Edna Purviance
The Mission Worker
Eric Campbell
The Bully
Lloyd Bacon
Junkie (uncredited)
Henry Bergman
Kidnapper (uncredited)
E
Erich von Stroheim Jr.
Baby (uncredited)
Charlotte Mineau
Bully's Wife (uncredited)
T
Tom Wood
Chief of Police (uncredited)
J
Janet Sully
Mother (uncredited)
Frank J. Coleman
Policeman (uncredited)
Leo White
Policeman (uncredited)
Loyal Underwood
Policeman / Father (uncredited)
Crew
- Director
- Charlie Chaplin
- Screenplay
- Charlie Chaplin, Maverick Terrell, Vincent Bryan
- Director of Photography
- Roland Totheroh, William C. Forster
- Editor
- Charlie Chaplin
- Producer
- Charlie Chaplin, Henry P. Caulfield
Details
- Release date
- 1917-01-22
- Runtime
- 26m
- Genres
- Comedy, Action
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- No Language
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Lone Star Corporation