In one of Charlie Chaplin's "park comedies," another tramp is causing havoc. He attempts to pickpocket Charlie, but finds nothing in his pockets. Meanwhile, Charlie stealthily goes through the pickpocket's jacket and steals a cigarette and his matches. Meanwhile, two couples are having romantic interludes on separate benches. The crooked tramp steals one girl's handbag, but swiftly loses it to Charlie when he tries to pickpocket him a second time. Charlie rescues a hot dog vendor from a thug, but deftly takes a few of the sausages with his cane. Charlie sells the stolen handbag to the other male suitor. A suspicious policemen observes the goings-on and the men realize the bag is stolen and pass it among each other. Finally Charlie presents it as a gift to the other female and receives an affectionate embrace. The bag's original owner becomes angry with her suitor for permitting her bag to be stolen. The suitor is rejected and reacts hyper-dramatically. He intends to drown himself in the park's lake and asks Charlie to assist him. He presents his behind as a target and Charlie gladly kicks him into the pond. Shortly thereafter he also kicks the other girl's suitor into the pond along with the park policeman.
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A reviewer from Bioscope wrote, "The one and only Charlie is seen to the best advantage in this riotous farce which is as wildly funny as it is absurd. Unlike many comedians, Chaplin is always amusing. There seem to be no grey patches in his work. It is all one large scarlet scream."
park, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, june, 2019, learn, wh. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources In the Park news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message In the Park is Charlie Chaplin s fourth film released in 1915 by Essanay Films It was his third film while at the Niles Essanay Studio It was one of several films Charlie Chaplin created in a park setting The film co starred Edna Purviance Leo White Lloyd Bacon and Bud Jamison In the ParkTheatrical poster to In the ParkDirected byCharlie ChaplinWritten byCharlie ChaplinProduced byJess RobbinsStarringLeo WhiteEdna PurvianceCinematographyHarry EnsignEdited byCharlie ChaplinDistributed byEssanay FilmsRelease dateMarch 18 1915Running time15 minutes restored version CountryUnited StatesLanguagesSilent filmEnglish intertitles Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Review 3 Cast 4 External linksSynopsis edit nbsp In one of Charlie Chaplin s park comedies another tramp is causing havoc He attempts to pickpocket Charlie but finds nothing in his pockets Meanwhile Charlie stealthily goes through the pickpocket s jacket and steals a cigarette and his matches Meanwhile two couples are having romantic interludes on separate benches The crooked tramp steals one girl s handbag but swiftly loses it to Charlie when he tries to pickpocket him a second time Charlie rescues a hot dog vendor from a thug but deftly takes a few of the sausages with his cane Charlie sells the stolen handbag to the other male suitor A suspicious policemen observes the goings on and the men realize the bag is stolen and pass it among each other Finally Charlie presents it as a gift to the other female and receives an affectionate embrace The bag s original owner becomes angry with her suitor for permitting her bag to be stolen The suitor is rejected and reacts hyper dramatically He intends to drown himself in the park s lake and asks Charlie to assist him He presents his behind as a target and Charlie gladly kicks him into the pond Shortly thereafter he also kicks the other girl s suitor into the pond along with the park policeman Review editA reviewer from Bioscope wrote The one and only Charlie is seen to the best advantage in this riotous farce which is as wildly funny as it is absurd Unlike many comedians Chaplin is always amusing There seem to be no grey patches in his work It is all one large scarlet scream source source source source In the ParkCast editCharlie Chaplin Charlie Edna Purviance Nursemaid Leo White The Count Elegant Masher Leona Anderson The Count s Fancy Bud Jamison Edna s Beau Billy Armstrong Sausage Thief Ernest Van Pelt Sausage SellerExternal links editThe short film In the Park is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive In the Park at IMDb nbsp nbsp This 1910s short comedy film related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title In the Park amp oldid 1213220664, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
