Put to the test : Charlie Chaplin

The Rink

Charles Chaplin

1916
United States
24'
Fiction
B&W
silent

After causing restaurant chaos at work, a bumbling waiter tears up the local roller rink with his skating.

The 8th movie created for the Mutual, a time that marked a stylistic turning point in Chaplin's directing.

Cast
Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, James T. Kelley, Eric Campbell, Henry Bergman
Screenplay
Charles Chaplin, Vincent Bryan, Maverick Terrell
Photography
William C. Foster and Roland Totheroh
Music
Michael Mortilla
Production
Mutual Film

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