The Chaplin Mutuals. Volume 2 /
Chaplin plays a variety of comedic characters, each of whom becomes involved with different people and situations.
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Silent films with music and intertitles. |
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©1997
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| Series: | Blackhawk Films collection.
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| Summary: | Chaplin plays a variety of comedic characters, each of whom becomes involved with different people and situations. The Count: Charlie, an inept tailor's assistant, and his boss are rivals for the affections of Miss Moneybags. The vagabond: Charlie as a street violinist falls in love only to win, lose, and regain the lady who is discovered to be wealthy. The fireman: Charlie is a clumsy but eager apprentice fireman. Behind the screen: A satire of life at a silent movie studio, a thinly veiled satire of Mack Sennett's Keystone Company. |
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| Item Description: | Title from disc. Originally produced by Charlie Chaplin in 1916 and 1917 as individual short silent comedy films. Program notes by Sam Gill. Special features: Transferred from premier quality 35mm negatives utilizing state-of-the-art video technology -- New digital stereo scores composed by Michael Mortilla -- Includes exclusive essay on the making of the Mutuals by Sam Gill, Emeritus Archivist of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences -- Correct projection speed and original intertitles. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 leaflet. |
| Format: | DVD; Dolby digital stereo. |
| Production Credits: | Directed and written by Charles Chaplin ; photography, Roland Totheroh or Frank D. Williams ; music by Michael Mortilla ; restored films by David H. Shepard. |