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G“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!”
1936·87 min·Released
Studio: Charles Chaplin Productions
8.3TMDb
8.5IMDb
98%RT
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Theatrical Feb 5, 1936
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USA · English · Kids
Overview
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..
Trailer
Crew
DirectorCharlie Chaplin
WriterCharlie Chaplin
Cast
Charlie Chaplin
The Tramp (A Factory Worker)
Paulette Goddard
A Gamin
Henry Bergman
Cafe Proprietor
Tiny Sandford
Big Bill
Chester Conklin
Mechanic
Hank Mann
Burglar
Stanley Blystone
Gamin's Father
Al Ernest Garcia
President of the Electro Steel Corp.
Richard Alexander
Prison Cellmate
Cecil Reynolds
Minister
Mira McKinney
Minister's Wife
Murdock MacQuarrie
J. Widdecombe Billows
Wilfred Lucas
Juvenile Officer
Edward LeSaint
Sheriff Couler
Fred Malatesta
Cafe Head Waiter
Sammy Stein
Turbine Operator
Juana Sutton
Woman with Buttoned Bosom
Ted Oliver
Billows' Assistant
Norman Ainsley
Billows' Silent Assistant (uncredited)
Walter Bacon
Shopkeeper (uncredited)
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Keywords
factoryambulanceinventionmental breakdowntrampgreat depressionindustrial revolutionslapstick comedyautomationjailhospitalblack and whitemachinepardonsilent filmunemploymentscrewdriverpolice arrestwrongful convictioncommunism
Details
Budget
$2M
Revenue
$2M
TMDb Votes
4,069
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026