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The Immigrant (1917)

Name: The Immigrant
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1917
Duration: 24 min
Cast: Charlie Chaplin, Henry Bergman, Albert Austin, Eric Campbell, Tiny Sandford

191724 minComedy✓ Verified rightsSilent · CC0 piano score

The Immigrant (1917) is a 24-minute comedy short film that airs free on Starlite TV's Silent Pictures (CH 12) channel. It is a silent film, presented with a public-domain (CC0) piano score. It is in the U.S. public domain. Directed by Charlie Chaplin.

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About The Immigrant (1917)

The Immigrant is a 1917 American silent romantic comedy short written and directed by Charlie Chaplin. The film stars Chaplin's Tramp character as an immigrant coming to the United States who is accused of theft on the voyage across the Atlantic Ocean and falls in love with a beautiful young woman along the way.

The film begins aboard a steamship crossing the Atlantic Ocean and initially showcases the misadventures of an unnamed immigrant, the Little Tramp (Chaplin), who finds himself in assorted mischief. The scene opens with Charlie bent double over the side of the ship, appearing to be seasick. Then it is revealed he is only fishing. Much humor is derived from the heavy sway of the boat, with much sliding around the deck. Charlie, among other things, plays cards, eats in the mess hall and avoids seasick passengers.

Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article The Immigrant (1917 film) (text available under CC BY-SA 4.0).

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Credits

Directed by: Charlie Chaplin
Cast includes: Charlie Chaplin, Henry Bergman, Albert Austin, Eric Campbell, Tiny Sandford, James T. Kelley, Tom Wilson, John Rand
Country: United States

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Airs on

Silent Pictures - CH 12, Silent Film TV

Rights & source

Basis: Published before 1931 - U.S. copyright term expired
Evidence: First published 1917 (before 1931): US copyright term has expired.
Music: Silent copy with no audio track; CC0 piano bed is played.
Underlying rights: Chaplin Mutual.
Source: Internet Archive

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