Chaplin's Essanay comedies. Volume two /
A collection of Chaplin's films at Essanay Studios. A jitney elopment: Charlie must rescue his sweetheart from an arranged marriage by posing as the man whom she is betrothed but whom she has never seen. The tramp: Charlie saves a farmer's daughter from some thieving toughs, but soon learn...
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| Format: | Video VHS |
| Language Notes: | Silent films with intertitles and musical accompanyment. |
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New York :
Kino on Video,
[1999]
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| Summary: | A collection of Chaplin's films at Essanay Studios. A jitney elopment: Charlie must rescue his sweetheart from an arranged marriage by posing as the man whom she is betrothed but whom she has never seen. The tramp: Charlie saves a farmer's daughter from some thieving toughs, but soon learns that her heart belongs to another. By the sea: Charlie's stroll by the sea finds him making enemies with a drunk, a husband and the police. Work: Charlie plays a paper hanger's assistant who is hired to paper a home where peace is replaced with anarchy, culminating with a massive explosion. |
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| Item Description: | Videocassette release of four 1915 short films. "Definitive editions with new musical scores and previously missing footage"--Container. "Restored film and special contents by Film Preservation Associates."--Film. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videocassette (96 min.) : silent, black and white ; 1/2 in. |
| Format: | VHS; digitally remastered, speed corrected. |
| Production Credits: | Photographed by Harry Ensign ; music by Robert Israel (The tramp, Work), Eric James (A jitney elopement, By the sea) ; produced for video by David Shepard, Film Preservation Associates. |