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Easy Street
Also known as Charlot policeman in France
(1917) United States of America
B&W : Two reels
Directed by Charles Chaplin
Cast: Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Eric Campbell, Albert Austin, Henry Bergman, Loyal Underwood, Charlotte Mineau, Tom Wood, Lloyd Bacon, Leota Bryan, Frank J. Coleman, Janet Miller Sully, John Rand, James T. Kelley
Lone Star Corporation production; distributed by Mutual Film Corporation. / Produced by Charles Chaplin. Scenario by Charles Chaplin. Cinematography by Roland H. Totheroh and W.C. Foster. / Released 22 January 1917. / The production was shot at the Lone Star Studio in Hollywood. The film was rereleased in the USA by Chaplin Classics, Incorporated, circa 1922.
Comedy.
Survival status: Prints exist [35mm positive]; and in private film collections [8mm reduction positives].
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Bullies - Lamp posts - Police: Beat cops, Helmets, Policemen - Street scenes
Listing updated: 20 May 2018.
References: Film viewing : Bardèche-History pp. 120, 121, 218; Bohn-Light pp. xxi, 70; Everson-American pp. 243, 265, 369; Fell-History pp. 97, 98; FilmYearBook-1923 p. 198; Jacobs-Chaplin pp. 50d, 53, 70, 136; Kerr-Silent pp. 64, 89, 95-96, 97, 102, 166; Lahue-World p. 67; McGhee-Wayne p. 111; Reilly-Lloyd p. 18; Shipman-Cinema p. 61; Sinyard-Silent pp. 102, 103; Sklar-Movie pp. 113, 114.
Home video: Blu-ray Disc, DVD.
Streaming: Amazon.
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