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THE CHAPLIN REVUE
Consists of three of Chaplin's early movies:
A DOG'S LIFE
SHOULDER ARMS
THE PILGRIM
Three silent comedies
Ladies and gentlemen, this is Charlie Chaplin talking.
This is Hollywood, California in 1915
with its sun-kissed oranges and lemon groves,
before it was visited by the 3 horsemen of the apocalypse:
Oil, movies and aeronautics,
who strolled the earth uprooting the orange and lemon trees,
and in their stead built factories and motion picture studios.
I was one of the offenders.
I wanted a studio in a hurry.
In the States, they do things in a hurry.
And, as if by magic, I got it.
This is not Stratford-on-Avon, Shakespeare's birthplace.
Believe it or not, this is a motion picture studio.
Now you see my arrival, that's me.
I look much younger there.
That was taken at least 10 years ago.
Now let me take you backstage.
In those days I never worked with a scenario.
It started with an idea and developed on the set.
This is Miss Edna Purviance, my leading lady.
She's put on a little weight during the building of the studio.
In the next scene, we ran into trouble.
We must have rehearsed it 50 times.
On the 32nd take the little fellow became quite a dead weight.
It was very trying on the muscles of my arms.
So now let me take you back to the good old silent days.
There will be no talk, no realistic sound.
I think it would spoil the mood.
I have composed 2 hours of music which I hope
will be more agreeable than the sound of footsteps on the gravel path.
Or a lot of yackety-yak talking as I'm doing now.
There'll be music and action, a sort of a comic ballet.
And now I shall retire behind my curtain of silence.
A DOG'S LIFE
Dawn.
Scraps... a thoroughbred mongrel.
Wanted! Strong men for Sewer Work. Bring Recommendation
Men wanted for Brewery
A tender spot in the tenderloin.
THE GREEN LANTERN
NO DOGS ALLOWED
A new singer sings an old song.
"If you smile and wink, they'll buy a drink."
"I'm flirting."
"How about the lady?"
"There are strangers in our midst."
Back to the Green Lantern.
"We will settle down in the country."
When dreams come true.
The next picture is a comedy of the First World War.
These are actual scenes of the fighting,
taken from the archives of the Imperial War Museum.
Fighting was different in those days.
They lived in trenches for months,
languishing in dugouts and mud
until the fatal Zero Hour
when they went over the top and captured the enemy's trench.
Half of them made it,
half of them didn't.
There were no atomic bombs or guided missiles.
Then, it was only cannons, bayonets and poison gas.
Those were the good old days.
So now, Shoulder Arms.
SHOULDER ARMS
The awkward squad.
"Put those feet in."
Over there.
The enemy.
A quiet lunch.
"Make yourself at home."
Later.
Changing quard.
"The password... 'It's wet'."
News from home.
"This must be yours."
"To the day!"
Bed time.
"Stop rocking the boat!"
Morning.
"Over the top in fifteen minutes!"
The captured trench.
13 not so unlucky.
"How did you capture thirteen?"
"I surrounded them."
Two of a kind.
A call for volunteers.
"You may never return."
Within the enemy's lines.
More heroic work.
"Me American soldier."
Arrested for aiding the Allies.
The Kaiser visits the front.
"Where's the officer?"
"Don't lie... he's there!"
"We will discuss your case later."
His pal captured again.
Prompt action.
"Pay attention to the war!"
The capture.
Word to the Allies.
Bringing home the bacon.
Peace on earth... good will to all mankind.
While you're looking at the credits, I'll tell you about The Pilgrim
This is the story of an escaped convict who steals some clothes,
I won't say what kind.
By a coincidence, he is mistaken for someone else.
Enough said. I hope the story will explain itself.
THE PILGRIM
$1000 REWARD Escaped Convict
The Elopers.
The Father.
"He can marry us."
Getting located.
SPECIAL NOTICE. THE REV. PHILIP PIM OUR NEW MINISTER WILL ARRIVE ON SUNDAY.
"I wonder if he's young."
Sunday morning.
CONVICT MAKES DARING ESCAPE
"The Reverend Mr. Pim, I believe.
I'm Sheriff Bryan. The church members are waiting for you."
"You are just in time for the services."
"Telegram."
"I haven't my glasses. Read this, please."
CANNOT ARRIVE AS EXPECTED WILL BE DELAYED A WEEK REV PHILIP PIM
"Well, what does it say?"
"Am feeling much better... Lizzie."
The service.
The choir.
"Page... hymn 23."
"The collection."
"The sermon... the sermon!"
"My sermon will be David and Goliath."
"Now Goliath was a big man..."
"This is Mrs. Brown and her daughter.
You will board with them."
Introducing Howard Huntington...
alias "Nitro Nick"... alias "Picking Pete".
The family album.
Visitors.
"Go play with the gentleman!"
"Go play with mama."
"May I help you?"
"Won't you stay for tea?"
"No, thank you... we must be going."
"Please go on with your tea.
We'll find it somewhere."
"I want my hat."
"Where did you find it?"
"They were eating it."
In the evening.
"We're old college chums."
"Won't you come in?"
"You dropped your pocketbook."
"I have the money for the mortgage."
"Guess I'll go along too."
"You'd better pay me tomorrow.
We can't transact business on the Sabbath."
"You said you were going."
"I missed my train."
"Then you must stay for the night.
I'll get some light."
"Don't worry. I'll get it for you."
DANCE TO NIGHT ALL WELCOME
"Every cent we have is gone."
"But the Parson has gone to get it back."
"He'll never come back. Look at this."
A hold-up.
Next morning.
"I'm sorry, Miss, but he must go back to jail."
"Pick me some of those flowers."
"There are some more over there. Get them."
"Over there?"
"Yes... over there."
"Mexico... a new life... peace at last."