Edna Purviance

A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate

A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate

When Marie St. Clair believes she has been jilted by her artist fiance Jean, she decides to leave for Paris on her own. After spending a year in ...
The Pilgrim

The Pilgrim

1923  

The Pilgrim

The Tramp is an escaped convict who is mistaken as a pastor in a small town church.
Pay Day

Pay Day

1922  

Pay Day

A bricklayer and his wife clash over his end-of-the-week partying.
The Idle Class

The Idle Class

At an upper class golf resort, a tramp discovers he’s the lookalike of a rich man with a beautiful, unhappy wife.
The Kid

The Kid

1921  

The Kid

A tramp cares for a boy after he’s abandoned as a newborn by his mother. Later the mother has a change of heart and aches to be reunited ...
A Day’s Pleasure

A Day’s Pleasure

A father takes his family for an outing, which turns out to be a ridiculous trial.
Sunnyside

Sunnyside

1919  

Sunnyside

An overworked farmhand who works also at the adjacent hotel dreams of marrying the village belle.
Shoulder Arms

Shoulder Arms

An American doughboy, stationed in France during the Great War, goes on a daring mission behind enemy lines and becomes a hero.
The Bond

The Bond

1918  

The Bond

A propaganda film created by Charlie Chaplin at his own expense for the Liberty Load Committee to help sell U.S. Liberty Bonds during World War ...
Triple Trouble

Triple Trouble

As Colonel Nutt is experimenting with explosives, a new janitor is joining his household. The inept janitor proceeds to make life difficult for ...
Chase Me Charlie

Chase Me Charlie

Chase Me Charlie was an anthology consisting of excerpts from several of Chaplin’s short films made for the Essanay Company, including The ...
The Immigrant

The Immigrant

A European immigrant endures a challenging voyage only to get into trouble as soon as he arrives in New York.
The Cure

The Cure

1917  

The Cure

An alcoholic checks into a health spa and his antics promptly throw the establishment into chaos.
Easy Street

Easy Street

1917  

Easy Street

A derelict, huddled under the steps of a missionary church, feels enlightened by the sermon of a passionate preacher and infatuated by the beauty ...
The Rink

The Rink

1916  

The Rink

After amusements working in a restaurant, a waiter uses his lunch break to go roller skating.
Behind the Screen

Behind the Screen

During the troubled shooting of several movies, David, the prop man’s assistant, meets an aspiring actress who tries to find work in the ...
The Pawnshop

The Pawnshop

1916  

The Pawnshop

A pawnbroker’s assistant deals with his grumpy boss, his annoying co-worker and some eccentric customers as he flirts with the ...
The Count

The Count

1916  

The Count

A tailor’s apprentice burns Count Broko’s clothes while ironing them and the tailor fires him. Later, the tailor discovers a note ...
The Vagabond

The Vagabond

1916  

The Vagabond

A tramp tries to earn money by playing the violin, but he’s soon facing off against the jealous competition.
The Fireman

The Fireman

1916  

The Fireman

Firefighter Charlie Chaplin is tricked into letting a house burn by an owner who wants to collect on the insurance.
Police

Police

1916  

Police

Charlie is released from prison and immediately swindled by a fake parson. A fellow ex-convict convinces Charlie to help burglarize a house.
The Floorwalker

The Floorwalker

An impecunious customer creates chaos in a department store while the manager and his assistant plot to steal the money kept in the ...
A Burlesque on Carmen

A Burlesque on Carmen

A gypsy seductress is sent to sway a goofy officer to allow a smuggling run.
A Night in the Show

A Night in the Show

Mr. Pest tries several theatre seats before winding up in front in a fight with the conductor. He is thrown out. In the lobby he pushes a fat ...
Shanghaied

Shanghaied

1915  

Shanghaied

A shipowner intends to scuttle his ship on its last voyage to get the insurance money. Charlie, a tramp in love with the owner’s daughter, ...
The Bank

The Bank

1915  

The Bank

A janitor at a bank is in love with a secretary and dreams that she has fallen in love with him too.
A Woman

A Woman

1915  

A Woman

Mother, father and daughter go to the park. The women doze off on a bench while the father plays a hide-and-seek game with a girl, blindfolded. ...
Work

Work

1915  

Work

Charlie and his boss have difficulties just getting to the house they are going to wallpaper. The householder is angry because he can’t get ...
By the Sea

By the Sea

1915  

By the Sea

It is windy at a bathing resort. After fighting with one of the two husbands, Charlie approaches Edna while the two husbands themselves fight ...
The Tramp

The Tramp

1915  

The Tramp

The Little Fellow finds the girl of his dreams and work on a family farm. He helps defend the farm against criminals, and all seems well, until ...